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The 39 Steps

  • TV Movie
  • 20082008
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.2K
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Eddie Marsan, Rupert Penry-Jones, and Lydia Leonard in The 39 Steps (2008)
  • Adventure
  • Crime
  • Mystery
Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more than he bargained for when secret agent, Scudder, bursts into... Read allRichard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more than he bargained for when secret agent, Scudder, bursts into his room and entrusts him a coded notebook with map, concerning the impending start of Wo... Read allRichard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more than 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 c... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • James Hawes
  • Writers
    • John Buchan(novel)
    • Lizzie Mickery(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Rupert Penry-Jones
    • Lydia Leonard
    • David Haig
Top credits
  • Director
    • James Hawes
  • Writers
    • John Buchan(novel)
    • Lizzie Mickery(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Rupert Penry-Jones
    • Lydia Leonard
    • David Haig
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Rupert Penry-Jones
    Rupert Penry-Jones
    • Richard Hannayas Richard Hannay
    Lydia Leonard
    Lydia Leonard
    • Victoria Sinclairas Victoria Sinclair
    David Haig
    David Haig
    • Sir George Sinclairas Sir George Sinclair
    Patrick Malahide
    Patrick Malahide
    • Professor Fisheras Professor Fisher
    Patrick Kennedy
    Patrick Kennedy
    • Hellory Sinclairas Hellory Sinclair
    Eddie Marsan
    Eddie Marsan
    • Scudderas Scudder
    Alex Jennings
    Alex Jennings
    • Captain Kellas Captain Kell
    Steven Elder
    Steven Elder
    • Vicaras Vicar…
    Werner Daehn
    Werner Daehn
    • Ackermanas Ackerman
    Peter Stark
    • Engelas Engel
    Del Synnott
    • London Constableas London Constable
    Roger De Courcey
    • Ventriloquistas Ventriloquist
    David Gallacher
    • Professor's Butleras Professor's Butler
    James Bryce
    • Concierge at Clubas Concierge at Club
    Stewart Preston
    • Waiter at Clubas Waiter at Club
    Sandy Neilson
    • Old Man in Clubas Old Man in Club
    Barbara Downie
    • Woman on Stairsas Woman on Stairs
    Anna Guthrie
    • Maidas Maid
    • Director
      • James Hawes
    • Writers
      • John Buchan(novel)
      • Lizzie Mickery(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The ventriloquist on the train who helps Hannay to avoid the police, is Roger De Courcey a well known British performer, who used to appear with a teddy bear named 'Nookie Bear'.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Richard Hannay: So, what's the story?

      Scudder: [hesitantly] I am a freelance agent for the British Secret Service Bureau.

      Richard Hannay: My housekeeper told me you were an accountant.

      Scudder: I don't make a habit of telling people that I'm a spy. Last night I was supposed to meet someone from the Bureau to exchange information, but it was a double-cross. Obviously I've been betrayed. I've been on the trail of a German espionage ring and I've tracked down their headquarters to a village in Scotland.

      Richard Hannay: [sarcastically] You should contact the Weekly News. They're offering ten pounds to anyone spotting a German agent. An espionage ring could make you a very wealthy man.

    • Connections
      Featured in Masterpiece Classic: The 39 Steps (2010)

    User reviews46

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    Top review
    6/10
    Not the Hitchcock version
    It was known that Alfred Hitchcock would buy a book or a story and then use as little as a sentence of it and create a whole new scenario for his film. This version of "The 39 Steps" is based on the book, not the Hitchcock movie; therefore, it's different. The stars are Rupert Perry-Jones, Lydia Leonard, Patrick Malahide, and Eddie Marsan.

    Having seen the Hitchcock film and the play which uses the Hitchcock film, this 39 Steps is interesting but ultimately a downer. Hitchcock made this story his own, and anything else is going to be a disappointment.

    The acting is good. Rupert Perry-Jones is an attractive lead, but he's not called upon to do very much. He's not Robert Donat, after all. Lydia Leonard is the suffragette Victoria. She's fun but she's not Madeline Carroll. There's not much, if any, suspense to be had - no being handcuffed together, no music hall scene, just a lot of chases through nice scenery.

    It's worth watching to compare to Hitchcock and appreciate him all the more, but that's about it. I'd call this pleasant rather than exciting or suspenseful. There was one big surprise in a beginning apartment scene - if the film had continued like that, it would have had something.
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    • Release date
      • December 28, 2008 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Mật Vụ Tình Báo
    • Filming locations
      • Sir Walter Scott steamer, Loch Katrine, Stirling, Scotland, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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