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The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)

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Mystery, Thriller / 102 min / PG

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...

Director: Don Sharp

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Robert Powell Robert Powell Richard Hannay David Warner David Warner Sir Edmund Appleton Eric Porter Eric Porter Chief Superintendent Lomas Karen Dotrice Karen Dotrice Alex Mackenzie John Mills John Mills Scudder George Baker George Baker Sir Walter Bullivant Ronald Pickup Ronald Pickup Bayliss Donald Pickering Donald Pickering Marshall

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Cast 36

Robert Powell
Robert Powell Richard Hannay
David Warner
David Warner Sir Edmund Appleton
Eric Porter
Eric Porter Chief Superintendent Lomas
Karen Dotrice
Karen Dotrice Alex Mackenzie
John Mills
John Mills Scudder
George Baker
George Baker Sir Walter Bullivant
Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup Bayliss
Donald Pickering
Donald Pickering Marshall
Timothy West
Timothy West Porton
Miles Anderson
Miles Anderson David
Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir Lord Rohan
Robert Flemyng
Robert Flemyng Magistrate
William Squire
William Squire Harkness
Paul McDowell McLean
David Collings
David Collings Tillotson
John Normington
John Normington Fletcher
John Welsh
John Welsh Lord Belthane
Edward de Souza
Edward de Souza Woodville
Tony Steedman
Tony Steedman Admiral
John Grieve PC Forbes
Andrew Downie Stewart
Donald Bisset
Donald Bisset Renfrew
Derek Anders
Derek Anders Donald
Oliver Maguire
Oliver Maguire Martins
Joan Henley
Joan Henley Lady Nettleship
Prentis Hancock
Prentis Hancock Perryman
Leo Dolan
Leo Dolan Milkman
James Garbutt
James Garbutt Miller
Artro Morris
Artro Morris The Scot
Robert Gillespie
Robert Gillespie Crombie
Raymond Young
Raymond Young Guide
Paul Jerricho PC Scott
Michael Bilton
Michael Bilton Vicar
Guy Standeven
Guy Standeven General (uncredited)
Jill Goldston
Jill Goldston Nun (uncredited)
James Payne
James Payne Onlooker (uncredited)

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