The 39 Steps (TV 2008)

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Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull... See full summary »

Director:

James Hawes

Writers:

John Buchan (novel), Lizzie Mickery (screenplay)

Stars:

Rupert Penry-Jones, Lydia Leonard and David Haig

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Richard Hannay
	Lydia Leonard	...	Victoria Sinclair
	David Haig	...	Sir George Sinclair
	Patrick Malahide	...	Professor Fisher
	Patrick Kennedy	...	Hellory Sinclair
	Eddie Marsan	...	Scudder
	Alex Jennings	...	Captain Kell
	Steven Elder	...	Vicar / Wakeham
	Werner Daehn	...	Ackerman
	Peter Stark	...	Engel
	Del Synnott	...	London Constable
	Roger De Courcey	...	Ventriloquist
	David Gallacher	...	Professor's Butler
	James Bryce	...	Concierge at Club
	Stewart Preston	...	Waiter at Club

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Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more then he bargained for when secret agent, Scudder, bursts into his room and entrusts him a coded notebook with map, concerning the impending start of World War I. In no time both German agents and the British law are chasing him, ruthlessly coveting the Roman numerals code, which Hannay believes he must crack himself. Masquerading as a liberal party pundit, Richard also gets stuck with parliamentary candidate Sir George Sinclair's sister Victoria. They must survive with the secrets and decide who they can trust and how to keep it from others. Written by KGF Vissers

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English | German (only a few words)

Release Date:

28 December 2008 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

39 Lépcsőfok See more »

Filming Locations:

Argyll's Lodging, Stirling, Scotland, UK See more »

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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) See more »

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90 min

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Anachronisms: The three cars which feature in the film (the grey Morris that Hannay and Victoria steal, the Germans' green Darracq and Hellory's blue Humber) were all registered in the mid 1920s and are models which would not have been available in 1914 when the action in the film takes place. See more »

Quotes

Victoria Sinclair: I don't believe in violence.
Richard Hannay: Course you believe in violence - you're a suffragette. You fire-bomb the homes of politicians.
Victoria Sinclair: What! You'd rather I sat at home warming your slippers?
Richard Hannay: I don't want you *touching* my slippers.
Victoria Sinclair: You're a prehistoric boor.
Richard Hannay: You, my dear, are an unhinged hysteric.
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References North by Northwest (1959) See more »

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