The Thirty Nine Steps
6.6
“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...
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Cast
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Robert Powell
Richard Hannay
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Shaka Zulu
David Warner
Sir Edmund Appleton
Known for
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Eric Porter
Chief Superintendent Lomas
Known for
Little Lord Fauntleroy
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Karen Dotrice
Alex Mackenzie
Known for
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John Mills
Scudder
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
George Baker
Sir Walter Bullivant
Known for
I, Claudius
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Ronald Pickup
Bayliss
Known for
Darkest Hour
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Donald Pickering
Marshall
Known for
Yes, Prime Minister
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Timothy West
Porton
Known for
Going Postal
Gentleman Jack
Miles Anderson
David
Known for
The Odyssey
House of Cards
Andrew Keir
Lord Rohan
Known for
Quatermass and the Pit
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Robert Flemyng
Magistrate
Known for
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Don Sharp Director · Michael Robson Screenplay John Buchan Author
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $2M · United States release May 2, 1980
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,000,000
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Norfolk International Pictures
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 4, 1978
Theatrical
United States · May 2, 1980
Theatrical
Ireland
April 13, 1979 · Theatrical
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