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The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978)  link to The Thirty-Nine Steps on IMDb  

Number: 2297

poster The Thirty-Nine Steps

IMDb Rating:
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6.6/10 (1775 votes)

Country: UK, 102 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Thriller, Crime, Mystery, History

Director(s): Don Sharp

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
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 is headed by Appleton who has managed to hide himself in a high-placed position in the British Government...

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Cast:

photo Robert Powell Robert Powell Hannay
photo David Warner David Warner Appleton
photo Eric Porter Eric Porter Lomas
photo Karen Dotrice Karen Dotrice Alex
photo John Mills John Mills Scudder

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1