The Riddle of the Sands
Year:
1978
Production Country:
Great Britain
Two young Englishmen on a sailing holday around the Frisian Islands in 1901 discover the German High Command in final rehearsals for an invasion of Britain.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Charles Carruthers Michael York
- Clara Jenny Agutter
- Arthur Davies Simon Maccorkindale
- 'Dollmann', Captain Peter Thomson Alan Badel
- Böhme Michael Sheard
- Von Brüning Jurgen Anderson
- Grimm Hans Meyer
- Kaiser Wilhelm II Wolf Kahler
- Frau Dollmann Olga Lowe
- Withers Ronald Markham
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Tony Maylam
- 1st Assistant Director Neil Vine-Miller
- 2nd Assistant Director Peter Kohn
- 3rd Assistant Director Hugh O'Donnell
- Continuity Splinters Deason
Rights
Production
- Made in association with National Film Finance Consortium
- A Tony Maylam production Tony Maylam
- A Drummond Challis production Drummond Challis
- Made by Worldmark Productions
- Presents The Rank Organisation
- Distributed by Rank Film Distributors
- Produced by Drummond Challis
- Production Associate Michael York
- Production Manager Aivar Kaulins
- Production Accountant Charles Cannon
- Assistant Accountant Paul Tucker
- Location Manager (Holland) Kees Groenewegen
- Location Manager (Germany) Manfred Lenert
- Production Assistant Susan Kane
- Production Assistant Julia Robinson
Casting
- Casting Director Sandy Allison
Writing
- Screenplay by Tony Maylam
- Screenplay by John Bailey
- From the novel by Erskine Childers
Photography
- Director of Photography Christopher Challis
- Special Scenic Photography Arthur G. Wooster
- Camera Operator John Palmer
- 2nd Assistant [Camera] Mike Evans
- Camera Focus Tony Strachan
- Clapper Loader Mike Bulley
- Chief Electrician Glen Thorn
- Camera Grip Dennis Fraser
Stills
- Stills Photographer Barry Payne
Editing
- Edited by Peter Hollywood
- 1st Assistant Editor James Marsh
Design
- Production Designer Hazel Peiser
- Art Director (Holland) Terry Pritchard
- Art Director (Germany) Keith Liddiard
- Set Dresser Rob Peyton
- Property Master Terry Barrett
- Construction Manager Len Day
Costumes
- Costume Design and Wardrobe Jane Hamilton
- Wardrobe Mistress Maureen Booth
- Wardrobe Master Patrick Wheatley
Make-up
- Supervising Make-up Jeanne Richmond
- Make-up Kathy Ducker
- Hairdressing Mike Lockey
Film processing
- Processed by Rank Film Laboratories
Music
- Music Composed & Conducted by Howard Blake
Sound
- Sound Mixer René Borisewitz
- Boom Operator Colin Wood
- Sound Assistant Taffy Haines
- Dubbing Mixer Ken Barker
- Dubbing Editor Alan Bell
Publicity
- General Publicity HPR London
- Unit Publicist Brian Doyle
Supplier
- Filmed in Panavision UK