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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.
A man on the run from the police and a spy ring tries to prove his innocence and stop a plot to steal top-secret information. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, awards, videos, photos and more for this influential crime mystery film.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1935-07-31
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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- Robert Donat
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Mystery & Thriller
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.)
- Lee Pfeiffer
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.
Watch Robert Donat as Richard Hannay, a man wrongly accused of murder and pursued by spies across Scotland. This 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock is a masterpiece of suspense, romance and humor, with commentary, interviews and more.
Watch the classic film adaptation of John Buchan's novel, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. A man accused of murdering a spy escapes with a woman who knows the truth.
