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The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)

The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)

Thriller Mystery

Every second counts in the adventure of a lifetime!

Release Date: 1978, November 4
Directors: Don Sharp
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Norfolk International Pictures, Norfolk International Pictures, The Rank Organisation, The Rank Organisation
Cast: Edward de Souza, David Warner, Miles Anderson, Guy Standeven, Ronald Pickup, Oliver Maguire, Paul Jerricho, John Normington, James Garbutt, Raymond Young, George Baker, James Payne

Overview:

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...

Keywords:

based on novel or book murder on the run london, england scotland 1900s big ben