The 39 Steps (1935)
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, mystery film, spy film, thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 1,061 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Canadian man in London gets mixed up with a spy ring after a woman is murdered in his apartment. He must clear his name while trying to stop spies from stealing military secrets, all while on the run across Scotland.
suspensefulfast-pacedtensewittycharmingclassicadventurouslight-hearted
What happens
The 39 Steps is a 1935 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. It is loosely based on the 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. It concerns a Canadian civilian in London, Richard Hannay, who becomes caught up in preventing an organisation of spies called "The 39 Steps" from stealing British military secrets. Mistakenly accused of the murder of a counter-espionage agent, Hannay goes on the run to Scotland and becomes tangled up with an attractive woman, Pamela, while hoping to stop the spy ring and clear his name. Since its release, the film has been widely acknowledged as a classic. The film maker and actor Orson Welles referred to it as a "masterpiece". The screenwriter Robert Towne remarked, "It's not much of an exaggeration to say that all contemporary escapist entertainment begins with The 39 Steps." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Expert's Opinion (1935)
Late Extra (1935)
Hyde Park Corner (1935)
Line Engaged (1935)
The Silent Passenger (1935)
The Riverside Murder (1935)
Full Circle (1935)
The Crouching Beast (1935)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.