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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
John Buchan (novel)
Michael Robson (screenplay)
Release Date:
2 May 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
Every second counts in the adventure of a lifetime! more
Plot:
The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Fantastic! more (33 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Powell | ... | Richard Hannay |
| David Warner | ... | Sir Edmund Appleton |
| Eric Porter | ... | Chief Supt Lomas |
| Karen Dotrice | ... | Alex Mackenzie |
 | John Mills | ... | Scudder |
| George Baker | ... | Sir Walter Bullivant |
| Ronald Pickup | ... | Bayliss |
| Donald Pickering | ... | Marshall |
| Timothy West | ... | Porton |
 | Miles Anderson | ... | David Hamilton |
| Andrew Keir | ... | Lord R |
| Robert Flemyng | ... | Magistrate |
| William Squire | ... | Harkness |
| Paul McDowell | ... | McLean |
| David Collings | ... | Tillotson |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The 39 Steps
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Runtime:
102 min
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Colour (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Norway:16 | Iceland:12 | UK:PG (tv rating) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | UK:U | USA:PG
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Last cinema film of Eric Porter. more
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Anachronisms: As Hannay looks out the train window as Police Board the train, a "First Class" symbol appears on the window. This is in the BR "Totem" style, which did not appear until 1948 when the UK Railways were nationalized. more
Movie Connections:
Version of The 39 Steps (2008) (TV) more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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Very rarely do remakes outshine the original but this is a prime example. This is one of the most intriguing and tense films I have ever seen. It moves so fast that every moment is exciting. Robert Powell is brilliant as Hannay and David Warner (one of the most under rated actors in the world) is fantastically evil as Appleton. OK the ending is pretty far fetched but it's so exciting I barely noticed! 10/10 brilliant!