The Thirty Nine Steps

Synopsis

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...

Main Cast

Robert Powell

Richard Hannay

Age : 79 | Popularity : 11%

David Warner

Sir Edmund Appleton

Age : 82 | Popularity : 19%

Eric Porter

Chief Superintendent Lomas

Age : 67 | Popularity : 10%

Karen Dotrice

Alex Mackenzie

Age : 68 | Popularity : 7%

John Mills

Scudder

Age : 97 | Popularity : 10%

George Baker

Sir Walter Bullivant

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Ronald Pickup

Bayliss

Age : 83 | Popularity : 13%

Donald Pickering

Marshall

Age : 76 | Popularity : 13%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Greg Smith
	Associate Producer	Frank Bevis
	Executive Producer	James Kenelm Clarke
Camera	Director of Photography	John Coquillon
Editing	Editor	Eric Boyd-Perkins
Directing	Director	Don Sharp
Sound	Music	Ed Welch
Crew	Stunt Coordinator	Colin Skeaping
Writing	Screenplay	Michael Robson
	Novel	John Buchan
Art	Property Buyer	Percy Godbold
Department	Role	Name

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