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gptkbp:instanceOf
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film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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Film adaptation
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gptkbp:basedOn
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The_Riddle_of_the_Sands_(novel)
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gptkbp:boxOffice
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Moderate success
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gptkbp:character
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Captain
Davies
Carruthers
Zacharias
Mrs._Carruthers
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gptkbp:cinematographyBy
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gptkb:Peter_Hannan
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:criticalReception
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Mixed reviews
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Cult following
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Tony_Maylam
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gptkbp:distributor
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20th Century Fox
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Michael_Bradsell
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gptkbp:filmFestival
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Screened at various film festivals.
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gptkbp:filmingLocation
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gptkb:Friesland
gptkb:North_Sea
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gptkbp:genre
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Adventure
Thriller
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gptkbp:homeMediaRelease
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Blu-ray
DVD
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Riddle of the Sands (film)
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:John_Buchan
gptkb:Erskine_Childers
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gptkbp:inspiredBy
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Real historical events
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:musicBy
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gptkb:Richard_Harvey
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gptkbp:narrativeStyle
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Suspenseful
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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"The sea is a treacherous mistress."
"We must uncover the truth."
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gptkbp:plot
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Two British friends uncover a German plot before World War I.
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gptkbp:productionCompany
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gptkb:ITC_Entertainment
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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December 1979
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gptkbp:releaseYear
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1979
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gptkbp:remake
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None known.
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gptkbp:runtime
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100 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplayBy
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gptkb:Tony_Maylam
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gptkbp:setIn
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Michael_York
gptkb:Simon_MacCorkindale
gptkb:Jenny_Agutter
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gptkbp:theme
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Adventure
Espionage
Friendship
Pre-war tensions
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