The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps
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1978
1h 42m
6.7(37 votes)
Mystery
Thriller

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...

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36 members
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Robert Powell

Richard Hannay

Robert Powell
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David Warner

Sir Edmund Appleton

David Warner
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Eric Porter

Chief Superintendent Lomas

Eric Porter
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Karen Dotrice

Alex Mackenzie

Karen Dotrice
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John Mills

Scudder

John Mills
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George Baker

Sir Walter Bullivant

George Baker
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Ronald Pickup

Bayliss

Ronald Pickup
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Donald Pickering

Marshall

Donald Pickering
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Timothy West

Porton

Timothy West
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Miles Anderson

David

Miles Anderson
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Andrew Keir

Lord Rohan

Andrew Keir
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Robert Flemyng

Magistrate

Robert Flemyng
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William Squire

Harkness

William Squire
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Paul McDowell

McLean

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David Collings

Tillotson

David Collings
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John Normington

Fletcher

John Normington
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John Welsh

Lord Belthane

John Welsh
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Edward de Souza

Woodville

Edward de Souza
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Tony Steedman

Admiral

Tony Steedman
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John Grieve

PC Forbes

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Andrew Downie

Stewart

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Donald Bisset

Renfrew

Donald Bisset
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Derek Anders

Donald

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Oliver Maguire

Martins

Oliver Maguire
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Joan Henley

Lady Nettleship

Joan Henley
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Prentis Hancock

Perryman

Prentis Hancock
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Leo Dolan

Milkman

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James Garbutt

Miller

James Garbutt
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Artro Morris

The Scot

Artro Morris
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Robert Gillespie

Crombie

Robert Gillespie
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Raymond Young

Guide

Raymond Young
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Paul Jerricho

PC Scott

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Michael Bilton

Vicar

Michael Bilton
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Guy Standeven

General (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
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Jill Goldston

Nun (uncredited)

Jill Goldston
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James Payne

Onlooker (uncredited)

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