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The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978/11/04 (US) | Mystery, Thriller

Every second counts in the adventure of a lifetime!

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...

1h 42m

6.7

  • Don Sharp

    Director

  • Michael Robson

    Screenplay

Lead 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

Budget

$ 0

Revenue

$ 0

Status

Released

Production Company

  • Norfolk International Pictures
  • The Rank Organisation

Crews

  • Colin Skeaping

    Stunt Coordinator

  • John Buchan

    Novel

  • Ed Welch

    Music

  • John Coquillon

    Director of Photography

  • Greg Smith

    Producer

  • James Kenelm Clarke

    Executive Producer