Where to Watch The Riddle of the Sands (1979)

Need to watch 'The Riddle of the Sands' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Tony Maylam-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Riddle of the Sands' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Riddle of the Sands' right now, here are some finer points about the The Rank Organisation drama flick.

Released October 2nd, 1979, 'The Riddle of the Sands' stars Simon MacCorkindale, Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Alan Badel The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a user score of 61 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 20 experienced users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'The Riddle of the Sands' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Tubi TV .