The Thirty Nine Steps
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...
- Production
- Norfolk International Pictures, The Rank Organisation
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Cast
Robert Powell
Richard Hannay
David Warner
Sir Edmund Appleton
Eric Porter
Chief Superintendent Lomas
Karen Dotrice
Alex Mackenzie
John Mills
Scudder
George Baker
Sir Walter Bullivant
Ronald Pickup
Bayliss
Donald Pickering
Marshall
Timothy West
Porton
Miles Anderson
David
Andrew Keir
Lord Rohan
Robert Flemyng
Magistrate
William Squire
Harkness
David Collings
Tillotson
John Normington
Fletcher
John Welsh
Lord Belthane
Edward de Souza
Woodville
Tony Steedman
Admiral
Donald Bisset
Renfrew
Oliver Maguire
Martins
Crew
- Director
- Don Sharp
- Writers
- Michael Robson
- Producers
- Greg Smith,James Kenelm Clarke
- Cinematography
- John Coquillon
- Composer
- Ed Welch
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r96sk
April 13, 2024
I had a fun time with this one! <em>'The Thirty Nine Steps'</em> gave me a lot of entertainment. Robert Powell puts in a top performance, as does John Mills; the whole cast are good, in fairness. Pacing is on point and the music is stellar. There are some nice set pieces too, namely on the railway and at Big Ben. I also really enjoyed the adventure feel. One of many adaptations of John Buchan's novel, I see. This is my first experience of it in any form, I evidently chose a good one to sta…
CinemaSerf
December 31, 2025
“Hannay” (Robert Powell) might have wished he hadn’t answered his front door when he encounters the fleeing “Scudder” (Sir John Mills) who seeks shelter in his flat. Quickly, he has regaled his host with tales of international espionage, murder and duplicity and before he knows it, “Hannay” is on a train heading for the highlands with the police and some murderous spies in hot pursuit. Luckily, he is quite a quick-witted sort of a gent, and so when he stumbles upon a grouse shoot at a grand coun…