The Thirty Nine StepsMovie
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 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 are headed by Appleton who has managed to hide himself in a high-placed position in the British Government...
About The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps is a 1978 mystery, thriller movie directed by Don Sharp.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 42m, production credits from United Kingdom, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Robert Powell, David Warner, Eric Porter, Karen Dotrice. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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