The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

6.7

1 hr 42 min

1978-11-04

37

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...

Mystery

Thriller

Trailers

Characters

Robert Powell

Robert Powell

Richard Hannay

David Warner

David Warner

Sir Edmund Appleton

Eric Porter

Eric Porter

Chief Superintendent Lomas

Karen Dotrice

Karen Dotrice

Alex Mackenzie

John Mills

John Mills

Scudder

George Baker

George Baker

Sir Walter Bullivant

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