The Thirty Nine Steps
Every second counts in the adventure of a lifetime!
- Thriller
- Mystery
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...
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- london
- england
- murder
- on the run
- scotland
- 1900s
- big ben
- london, england
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 4, 1978
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Cast
- George Baker,John Normington,Prentis Hancock,Eric Porter,Robert Powell,Robert Flemyng,Paul McDowell,Raymond Young,David Warner,David Collingsand 26 more
- Director
- Don Sharp
- Writer
- Michael Robson,John Buchan
- Producer
- Greg Smith,James Kenelm Clarke
- Cinematography
- John Coquillon
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0078389