Robert Powell, David Warner, Eric Porter

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 ...( read more  read more... )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 is headed by Appleton who has managed to hide himself in a high-placed position in the British Government...

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Directed by: Don Sharp

Release Date: January 1, 1978

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  • September 25, 2008
    Although the Hitchcock version is superior, this does have its moments.
  • October 17, 2009
    awsome view of the political side of life
  • October 12, 2008
    Far better than Hitchcock's overrated adaptation
  • October 10, 2008
    This is an exciting, well acted version of the Thirty Nine Steps. David Warner is appropriately evil as the head of the Nazi's moles, Robert Powell is a convincing reluctant hero who has been thrust into mystery & danger, Sir John Mills is great as the voice of warning and reason...( read more) against the pending threat of war, and Karen Dotrice is very sweet as the romantic interest now that she is all grown up. Compared to the earlier Hitchcock version (which we also like) this story is much more believable and less campy.
  • August 23, 2008
    An excellent version of a superb book. Robert Powell hanging on to one of the hands of Big Ben is an iconic sequence from my childhood.

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