The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978
1h 42m
6.7

6.7/10

41 votes • View on IMDb
Mystery Thriller

"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...

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Norfolk International Pictures The Rank Organisation
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

london, england based on novel or book scotland murder on the run big ben 1900s

Quick Facts

Release Date November 4, 1978
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0078389

Cast

Robert Powell
Robert Powell

Richard Hannay

David Warner
David Warner

Sir Edmund Appleton

Eric Porter
Eric Porter

Chief Superintendent Lomas

Karen Dotrice
Karen Dotrice

Alex Mackenzie

John Mills
John Mills

Scudder

George Baker
George Baker

Sir Walter Bullivant

Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup

Bayliss

Donald Pickering
Donald Pickering

Marshall

Timothy West
Timothy West

Porton

Miles Anderson
Miles Anderson

David

Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir

Lord Rohan

Robert Flemyng
Robert Flemyng

Magistrate

Key Crew

Don Sharp
Director
Michael Robson
Screenplay
Greg Smith
Producer
James Kenelm Clarke
Executive Producer