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The Thirty Nine Steps

1978 • 1h42m Mystery, Thriller

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

2

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...

Details

Director

Don Sharp

Screenplay

Michael Robson

Cast

Robert Powell

David Warner

Eric Porter

Release date

11/4/1978

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

Vote count

41