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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.
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With Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle. 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.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1935-07-31
Apr 3, 2015 · The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, following Richard Hannay (Oscar winner Robert Donat), who stumbles into a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase...
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96% Tomatometer 55 Reviews. 85% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings. While on vacation in London, Canadian Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) becomes embroiled in an international spy ring related to the ...
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- Robert Donat
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Mystery & Thriller
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).
- Richard Hannay
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.)
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