L'enigma dei banchi di sabbia

Titolo originale: The Riddle of the Sands

1979
PG
1h 42min

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Jenny Agutter, Michael York, Wolf Kahler, and Simon MacCorkindale in L'enigma dei banchi di sabbia (1979)

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaIn 1901, two British yachtsmen visiting Germany's Frisian Islands accidentally discover a German plot to invade England.In 1901, two British yachtsmen visiting Germany's Frisian Islands accidentally discover a German plot to invade England.In 1901, two British yachtsmen visiting Germany's Frisian Islands accidentally discover a German plot to invade England.

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Quiz
The author of the novel, Erskine Childers, was a British Army veteran of the Boer War and World War I. He became an Irish nationalist and revolutionary leader. He was later executed during the Irish Civil War on November 24, 1922. His son Erskine Hamilton Childers served as the fourth President of Ireland from June 25, 1973 until his death on November 17, 1974.

Blooper
When Clara visits just after the attempted ramming, she is wearing a hat and coat. When she leaves and rows away, she is just wearing a dress without the coat and hat. She is clearly seen throwing the coat into the boat before rowing away.

Citazioni
Davies: Do you realize that England has not defenses at all facing Germany? No North Sea fleet? And all her naval bases are in the south: Portsmouth, Chatham.
Carruthers: Historical accident.
Davies: Oh quite! But now it's not France whom we have to guard against. Germany is growing stronger every single day, and very soon, her navy will rival ours.

Curiosità sui crediti
Opening credits prologue: Frisian Islands, Germany 1901

Connessioni
Featured in Wonderland: Episodio #1.4 (2022)

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8/10

Beautiful motion picture

The Riddle of the sands is an espionage thriller, but it is also a coming of age story. Carruthers begins as a prat and little by little under Davies' gentle tutelage, he becomes a great human being and a man. The film draws this beautifully, and the three leads are adorable together. For people who like boats, it's a feast, and major actors of the film are the boats... Dulcibella is a great fictional heroine and she (and the others) are beautifully rendered here.

The music is haunting. Yes it doesn't move fast, but that's what sailing's about. It's a pleasure in a fast-moving world to imagine a time when things happened at sailboat speed.

The DVD print is crisp and clear, and there are no format problems A joy to watch!