The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
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This 1978 re-remake of The 39 Steps adheres more closely to the source novel by John Buchan than Alfred Hitchcock's better-known original, restoring the pre-World War I time frame of the Buchan story. Hannay (Robert Powell) is an innocent bystander, suspected by enemy agents of having… More This 1978 re-remake of The 39 Steps adheres more closely to the source novel by John Buchan than Alfred Hitchcock's better-known original, restoring the pre-World War I time frame of the Buchan story. Hannay (Robert Powell) is an innocent bystander, suspected by enemy agents of having intercepted their secret war plans. Pursued by both the spies and the police, Hannay runs for his life in the company of Alex (Karen Dotrice). The Thirty-Nine Steps ends with a "high and dizzy" sequence on the face of Big Ben, borrowed from the 1942 Will Hay comedy My Learned Friend. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Don Sharp
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
- In Theaters
- Nov 1, 1978 Wide
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Cast
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Robert Powell
as Hannay
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David Warner
as Appleton
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Eric Porter
as Lomas
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Karen Dotrice
as Alex
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John Mills
as Scudder
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George Baker
as Sir Walter Bullivant
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Ronald Pickup
as Bayliss
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Donald Pickering
as Marshall
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Timothy West
as Porton
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Miles Anderson
as David
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Andrew Keir
as Lord Rohan
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Robert Flemyng
as Magistrate
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William Squire
as Harkness
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Paul McDowell
as McLean
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David Collings
as Tillotson
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John Normington
as Fletcher
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Edward de Souza
as Woodville
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Tony Steedman
as Admiral
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John Grieve
as Police Constable Forbes
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Andrew Downie
as Stewart
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Donald Bisset
as Renfrew
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Derek Anders
as Donald
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Oliver Maquire
as Martins
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Joan Henley
as Lady Nettleship
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Prentis Hancock
as Perryman
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Leo Dolan
as Milkman
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James Garbutt
as Miller
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Artro Morris
as The Scott
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Robert Gillespie
as Crombie
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Raymond Young
as Guide
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Paul Jerricho
as Police Constable Scott
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Michael Bilton
as Vicar
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John Welsh
as Lord Belthane