The Thirty Nine Steps

Nov 4, 1978

1h 42m

★ 6.7

Every second counts in the adventure of a lifetime!

Overview

The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbours, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that Prussian 'sleeper' agents are planning to pre-start World War I by murdering a visiting foreign minister. However, Scudder is murdered and Hannay is framed for the death by the 'sleepers'. Fleeing to Scotland Hannay attempts to clear his name and to stop the agents with the aid of Alex Mackenzie but not only is he is chased by Chief Supt Lomas for Scudder's death but by the agents who are headed by Appleton who has managed to hide himself in a high-placed position in the British Government...

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Norfolk International Pictures

The Rank Organisation

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Cast

Richard Hannay

Robert Powell

Sir Edmund Appleton

David Warner

Chief Superintendent Lomas

Eric Porter

Alex Mackenzie

Karen Dotrice

Scudder

John Mills

Sir Walter Bullivant

George Baker

Bayliss

Ronald Pickup

Marshall

Donald Pickering

Porton

Timothy West

David

Miles Anderson

Lord Rohan

Andrew Keir

Magistrate

Robert Flemyng

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The Thirty Nine Steps

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