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Feb 4, 2022 · The 39 Steps is a 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. It is very loosely based on the 1915 adventure novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan .
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She tells him her name is Annabella Smith, she is a spy and she fired the shots to create a diversion so she could elude assassins. She claims that she has uncovered a plot to steal vital British military information, masterminded by a man missing the top joint of one finger. She mentions "The 39 Steps", but does not explain the phrase."
Apr 3, 2015 · The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, following Richard Hannay (Oscar winner Robert Donat), who stumbles into a conspiracy that thrus...
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A heart-racing spy story...Richard Hannay stumbles upon a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across Scotland —a chase in which he is both the pu...
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Synopsis. 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 a secret agent bursts into his room and entrusts him with a coded notebook, concerning the impending start of World War I. In no time both German agents and the British law are ...
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Back in 1915, John Buchan published his gripping adventure novel The Thirty-Nine Steps (find free ebook here). Two decades later, in 1935, Alfred Hitchcock directed the first of four film adaptations based on the book, and it's by far the best. We won't revisit the plot.
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Sep 18, 2016 · 'The 39 Steps' is adapted from John Buchan's novel, and is recognized as the best Hitchcock picture from the Biritsh era.If you want to listen to the convers...
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