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The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
It is 1914. Europe is on the brink of war. London seems peaceful enough but a dangerous conspiracy is underway. Colonel Scudder of the British Intelligence has unearthed a plot to assassinate the Greek Prime Minister on a visit to London and thus precipitate World War I. Richard Hannay (dashing Robert Powell), an engineer on .. Read more
| Starring | Robert Powell, David Warner, Eric Porter, Karen Dotrice |
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| Director | Don Sharp |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Thirty Nine Steps
It is 1914. Europe is on the brink of war. London seems peaceful enough but a dangerous conspiracy is underway. Colonel Scudder of the British Intelligence has unearthed a plot to assassinate the Greek Prime Minister on a visit to London and thus precipitate World War I. Richard Hannay (dashing Robert Powell), an engineer on leave in London, becomes implicated and there follows an exciting series of hair's breadth escapes, of plot and counterplot, as Hannay attempts to solve the riddle of The Thirty-Nine Steps.
| Starring | Robert Powell, David Warner, Eric Porter, Karen Dotrice, John Mills |
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| Director | Don Sharp |
| Studio | ITV DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 14 Apr 2003 Production year: 1978 |
| Format | DVD |
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Though boasting a greater period fidelity to John Buchan's novel than either the Hitchcock entertainment or its dire... read more on Time Out
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"...[The score is] an obviously fine mood contribution..."
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Good Sunday afternoon
Not having seen it for years, and it being my neighbour's favourite film of all time, we watched it last Sunday. Quaintly old-fashioned adventure in which an innocent by-stander, Robert Powell, is thrown into an espionage plot, steps up the mark and pulls Britain back from the brink of war - hoorah. The acting is a little wooden and dated. Nonetheless, a very enjoyable, plot-based, untaxing watch.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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A Well Made Film
Proof once again that 'they don't make them like that anymore'. A well acted script in which the story keeps moving along. If you haven't seen this before i would say this is well worth a watch.
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