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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.
The "Dulcibella" sailing yacht seen in the movie weighed seven tons and spanned thirty feet. The boat was discovered in Cornwall and converted for the film's sailing sequences. The yacht was actually built in the same shipyard as the vessel "Vixen" which was a boat owned by original source author Erskine Childers whose experiences aboard her inspired the film's "Riddle of the Sands" source novel.
The picture was shot on location mainly in and around Greetsiel in Germany and Enkhuizen in the Netherlands.
The picture got made only after the rights to the film's source 1903 Erskine Childers novel went into the public domain.
Kaiser Wilhelm II is never depicting using his left hand in the film. Wilhelm's left arm was withered from birth; he was very self-conscious about it and kept it hidden whenever possible.
"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."
"Clara: He's my father. I cannot stand by and watch him die."
