The 39 Steps details

The 39 Steps
Format: 12 DVD
Starring: Eddie Marsan, Rupert Penry-Jones, Alex Jennings, Patrick Kennedy, David Haig
Director: James Hawes
Genre: Drama - General
Studio: ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
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The 39 Steps
12 Feature

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Run time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Rental release: 02 Feb 2009
Main languages: English
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  • Worst Version Yet

    Rated - 1.0 star  
    By a customer from Norwich , 03 Feb 2009

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    The 39 Steps is a ripping yard for boys. This version (written by a woman) has been completely feminised. Richard Hannay in the book is a tough heroic thoroughly British character . In this dreadful remake Penry-Jones pouts his way through the film looking like a big girls blouse rather reminscent of Private Pike in Dads Army and in the end has to be saved by a much tougher woman. Oh please! Each of the other three film version of this yarm have their good points. This has none. I can't wait for the same team to remake Zulu in which a group of British soldiers have to be saved from the native army by a bunch of female social workers. This film is utter tripe. Avoid at all costs!
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  • 39 Steps

    Rated - 4.0 stars  
    By a customer , 04 Oct 2012

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    Good film - only adaptation so far to keep the book's '39 Steps' as actual steps leading to sea.

    Rupert Penry Jones perfect as decent posh boy.

    Buchan's book needs updating with love interest for modern audience - clever to have her a suffragette.
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  • Good update of a classic story

    Rated - 4.0 stars  
    By a customer , 16 Jul 2011

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    Enjoyable updating of the John Buchan story. Rupert Penry Jones made a good Hannay in my view. Not so sure about the ending.
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  • a good british film

    Rated - 4.0 stars  
    By a customer , 22 Jun 2011
    not bad intersting take on the novel and quite fast paced with lots enoguh twists and turns to keep you interested in the film
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  • 39 STEPS

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By Stuart Neill from CARDIFF, WALES. , 14 Oct 2010
    WELL MADE ONE OFF DRAMA THAT IS VERY WATCHABLE INDEED.
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  • awful

    Rated - 1.0 star  
    By a customer from Nottingham , 18 Sep 2009
    we watched some bad films over the years, but this is truly dreadful- a really bad BBC version of this story...
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