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Director:
Tony Maylam
Writers:
John Bailey (screenplay)
Erskine Childers (novel)
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Release Date:
1979 (UK) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
In these shifting sands, men can disappear without a trace . . . and their secrets with them. more
Plot:
In the early years of the 20th Century, two British yachtsmen (Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale)... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A really beautiful film more (23 total)

Cast

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Michael York ... Charles Carruthers

Jenny Agutter ... Clara
Simon MacCorkindale ... Arthur Davies
Alan Badel ... Dollmann
Jürgen Andersen ... Von Bruening (as Jurgen Andersen)
Michael Sheard ... Boehme
Hans Meyer ... Grimm

Wolf Kahler ... Kaiser Wilhelm II
Olga Lowe ... Frau Dollmann
Ronald Markham ... Withers
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Runtime:
102 min | Germany:98 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:U | Iceland:L | Australia:G | Norway:15 | USA:PG
Company:
National Film Finance Consortium more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Alan Badel was cast as Dollman when the originally cast actor withdrew from the project. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: During the scene when Clara is frying Arthur's egg, some twenty minutes or so into the film. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Das Rätsel der Sandbank (1987) (TV) more

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A really beautiful film, 23 July 2006
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Author: aussiebrisguy from Australia

This must be one of my favourite films. It is so beautifully made and features a wonderful cast. Simon MacCorkindale is really great alongside Michael York who always puts is a great performance. Jenny Agutter is so beautiful and works so well beside the two male leads. This film captures the whole period very well and is a real boys own adventure sort of film. Alan Badel is great as Dollman as is Olga Dowe as his cranky wife Frau Dollman. She is the perfect foil for the beautiful Agutter. The baddies in this film are really great. What a shame we don't see more performances from Juergen Andersen, Michael Sheard, Hans Meyer and Wolf Kahler. I particularly like the scene where Michael York is in town having his breakfast. It is delightful and sums up his stiff upper lip Englishness. The village where he breakfasts is also truly delightful. Don't miss the beautiful scene on the beach with Agutter either. Do see it as you will enjoy the journey if you like romantic adventure films. It is beautiful.

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