The 39 Steps

Based On the book by John Buchan

The 39 Steps is a 1959 British thriller film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Kenneth More and Taina Elg. Produced by Betty Box, it is a remake of the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film, loosely based on the 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. In the film, diplomat Richard Hannay returns home to London, only to become inadvertently embroiled in the death of a British spy investigating the head of an organisation planning to sell the secret of a British ballistic missile. Hannay thus travels to Scotland to escape the police, and attempts to complete the spy's work.

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Release date:

1959

Director:

Ralph Thomas

Cast:

Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda De Banzie, Sid James, James Hayter

Genre:

Mystery, Drama, Spy

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1959 in adaptations