The thirtynine steps 1978 richard and alex youtube. View location maps, descriptions and location images. Since here last, robert montgomerys been rushing back and forth between two lots. Released 1978, the thirtynine steps stars robert powell, david warner, karen dotrice, eric porter the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The 39 steps lead an old friend and a newcomer, robert montgomery and ida lupino, to the stage of the lux radio theatre. When john buchan wrote the thirtynine steps, he could not have imagined that it would revolutionize suspense fiction. This is the original trailer for this brilliant film version of john buchans book, the thirty nine steps, starring robert powell and john mills.
This version of buchans tale starred robert powell as richard hannay, karen dotrice as alex, john mills as colonel scudder, and a host of other wellknown. The thirty nine steps 1978 the thirty nine steps 1978. Filming locations for the 39 steps 1978 including locations in upper arley, dumfriesshire and dumfries and galloway. Thirtynine steps, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. The 1915 novel, which first appeared in serial form, has been hailed as the. Alfred hitchcocks 1935 version of the story was a truly outstanding film cinematicallyspeaking, but it was not a very faithful. The book was subsequently made into a film, with several different adaptations.
The 39 steps 1978 filming locations find that location. The 39 steps lux radio theater, dec1937 the alfred. The thirtynine steps was written by john buchan and published in the year 1915. This 1978 adaptation of the thirty nine steps is one of the few films, i think, that has valid justification for revisiting a story that had already found critical and commercial success in an earlier version. In march 1914, a mining engineer named richard hannay tries to prevent prussian agents from executing a political assassination designed to trigger world war i. This 1978 reremake of the 39 steps adheres more closely to the source novel by john buchan than alfred hitchcocks betterknown original, restoring the pre. And when this hannay first hears of the thirtynine steps, he thinks its a drug rehab program. The thirty nine steps is a british 1978 thriller film directed by don sharp, with screenplay by british playwright michael robson, based on the novel the thirtynine steps by john buchan. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. With robert powell, david warner, eric porter, karen dotrice. The thirty nine steps by john buchan, first edition abebooks. The thirtynine steps by buchan, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 62 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 makeup department 2 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 3.