The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978)
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This 1978 re-remake of The 39 Steps adheres more closely to the source novel by John Buchan than Alfred Hitchcock's better-known original, restoring the pre-World War I time frame of the Buchan story. Hannay (Robert Powell) is an innocent bystander, suspected by enemy agents of having intercepted their secret war plans. Pursued by both the spies and the police, Hannay runs for his life in the company of Alex (Karen Dotrice). The Thirty-Nine Steps ends with a "high and dizzy" sequence on the face of Big Ben, borrowed from the 1942 Will Hay comedy My Learned Friend. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Robert Powell, David Warner, (more)
- Director(s):
- Don Sharp
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
Synopsis of The Thirty-Nine Steps
This 1978 re-remake of The 39 Steps adheres more closely to the source novel by John Buchan than Alfred Hitchcock's better-known original, restoring the pre-World War I time frame of the Buchan story. Hannay (Robert Powell) is an innocent bystander, suspected by enemy agents of having intercepted their secret war plans. Pursued by both the spies and the police, Hannay runs for his life in the company of Alex (Karen Dotrice). The Thirty-Nine Steps ends with a "high and dizzy" sequence on the face of Big Ben, borrowed from the 1942 Will Hay comedy My Learned Friend. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Thirty-Nine Steps
- Robert Powell - Hannay
- Eric Porter - Lomas
- John Mills - Scudder
- Ronald Pickup - Bayliss
- Timothy West - Porton
- Andrew Keir - Lord Rohan
- William Squire - Harkness
- David Collings - Tillotson
- Edward de Souza - Woodville
- John Grieve - Police Constable Forbes
- Donald Bisset - Renfrew
- Oliver Maquire - Martins
- Prentis Hancock - Perryman
- James Garbutt - Miller
- Robert Gillespie - Crombie
- Paul Jerricho - Police Constable Scott
- John Welsh - Lord Belthane
- David Warner - Appleton
- Karen Dotrice - Alex
- George Baker - Sir Walter Bullivant
- Donald Pickering - Marshall
- Miles Anderson - David
- Robert Flemyng - Magistrate
- Paul McDowell - McLean
- John Normington - Fletcher
- Tony Steedman - Admiral
- Andrew Downie - Stewart
- Derek Anders - Donald
- Joan Henley - Lady Nettleship
- Leo Dolan - Milkman
- Artro Morris - The Scott
- Raymond Young - Guide
- Michael Bilton - Vicar
- Director(s):
- Don Sharp
- Writer(s):
- Michael Robson
- Producer(s):
- Greg Smith
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children)
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