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The 39 Steps is a 1935 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. It is loosely based on the 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan.
The 39 Steps. A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.
The Thirty-Nine Steps is a 1915 adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan, first published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh.
Summaries. A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information. Richard Hannay is a Canadian visitor to London.
The 39 Steps, British suspense film, released in 1935, that helped establish Alfred Hitchcock as one of the leading directors in the genre and employed themes that became hallmarks of his movies. (Read Alfred Hitchcock’s 1965 Britannica essay on film production.)
The 39 Steps. A heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, The 39 Steps follows Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) as he stumbles upon a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scottish moors—a chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued—as well as into an unexpected romance with the cool Pamela (Madeline Carroll).
The 39 Steps: Directed by Ralph Thomas. With Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda de Banzie, Barry Jones. In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
While on vacation in London, Canadian Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) becomes embroiled in an international spy ring related to the mysterious "39 steps." Then he meets agent Annabella Smith...
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A man falsely suspected of killing a spy races across Scotland handcuffed to the beautiful blonde who turned him in.
Nov 13, 2023 · Unlike Thornhill, whom a group of foreign agents pursues after he’s erroneously identified as an opposing spy, The 39 Steps follows Richard Hannay (Robert Donat), a man in London...
