The Riddle of the Sands
1979 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,465 VOTES · DIR. Tony Maylam
Overview
In the early years of the 20th Century, two British yachtsmen (Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale) stumble upon a German plot to invade the east coast of England in a flotilla of specially designed barges. They set out to thwart this terrible scheme, but must outwit not only the cream of the German Navy, but the feared Kaiser Wilhelm himself.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,061 lines
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00:00:29 The plain truth of the matter is, I was bored.
00:07:17 Danke.
00:09:26 Well, as you must know, sir, the sandbanks shift with time.
00:12:41 But I'm always here.
00:16:25 Where did you find your Dulcibella?
00:20:04 - It's awfully good of you to come. - Not at all.
00:24:28 On the big yacht.
00:27:06 Oh, anything.
00:29:47 Short cut through the sands.
00:32:18 I must speak to you.
00:39:01 Oh, damn it, Davies!
00:41:29 and then nearly went aground.
00:45:09 Yes, we must.
00:50:59 No North Sea fleet, and all her naval bases are in the South -
00:53:58 Fräulein Dollmann!
00:56:51 No, of course not.
01:00:07 across 13 miles of unforgiving sea
01:07:20 Successful?
01:10:16 I trust our young friend doesn't hold you responsible, Dollmann?
01:12:35 Well, I find it rather strange that you should consider it necessary
01:16:30 It would have been a good story to tell at the club.
01:27:01 Feuer. Feuer!
01:30:45 Oh, I doubt whether he'll think so.
01:33:48 But...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,061
Dialogue density10.3 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:33:48
Production Record
DirectorTony Maylam
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,465