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The movie The Thirty Nine Steps (Original title The Thirty Nine Steps) has in the main roles on Robert Powell (Richard Hannay), David Warner (Sir Edmund Appleton), Karen Dotrice (Alex Mackenzie), John Mills (Scudder), Ronald Pickup (Bayliss), Andrew Keir (Lord Rohan), William Squire (Harkness) The release date of the movie is 04.11.1978. This movie it is produced by Norfolk International Pictures, The Rank Organisation . Production countries: United Kingdom Movie Genre: Movies Mystery, Movies Thriller

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...