The 39 Steps
1935
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Ivor Goldsmid Samuel Montagu (23 April 1904, in Kensington, London – 5 November 1984, in Watford) was an English filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, film critic, writer, table tennis player, and Communist activist and spy in the 1930s.
Sep 12, 2018 · Learn about the life and times of Ivor Montagu, a British socialist, filmmaker and Soviet agent who collaborated with Hitchcock and championed art cinema. Discover his passions for table tennis, zoology and Stalinism, and his role in the Lenin Peace Prize.
Jun 21, 2019 · Learn how an English aristocrat and communist became the founder and leader of the International Table Tennis Federation and a friend of Mao Zedong. Discover how he transformed ping-pong from a frivolous pastime to a global sport and a symbol of China's rise.
May 6, 2022 · In the movie, suspicions fall on Montagu as the British intelligence service believe that his brother Ivor, played by Mark Gatiss, is a Russian spy. Cholmondeley is enlisted to spy on...
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Ivor Montagu (1904-1984) was a British filmmaker and leftist activist who worked with Hitchcock, Eisenstein and Bernstein. He also founded the London Film Society, the International Table Tennis Federation and wrote several books on cinema and politics.
- Producer, Director, Writer
- April 23, 1904
- Ivor Montagu
- November 5, 1984
Ivor Montagu was a British filmmaker, critic and author who founded the London Film Society and produced some Hitchcock films. He was also a Soviet spy during World War II and a table tennis pioneer.
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Mar 25, 2014 · Ivor Montagu. Jew Score: 10. I 4. O 4. K 2. April 23, 1904 – November 5, 1984. Today we'd like to tell you about several very important, very interesting Jews. Our first profilee was an early movie pioneer — cofounding the London Film Society in 1925.
