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The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)

★ 6.8/10 102 min Mystery, Thriller United Kingdom English
Director: Don Sharp
Screenplay by: Michael Robson
Novel: John Buchan
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Every second counts in the adventure of a lifetime!

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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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Top Cast

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
Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup Bayliss
Donald Pickering
Donald Pickering Marshall

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