The 39 Steps is a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935 and based on the book of the same name by John Buchan, first published in 1915. The movie features Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle, Peggy Ashcroft, John Laurie, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
At a London music hall theatre, Richard Hannay is watching a demonstration of the superlative powers of recall of Mr. Memory when shots are fired. When he sees police searching the train, he enters a compartment and starts kissing the sole occupant, Pamela, in a desperate attempt to escape detection.
Movie vs Book
Year
1935
Minutes
86
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The 39 Steps
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Country: UK
Year: 1935
Length: 1h26m
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Year
1915
Pages
100
Book Rate
7.26
S: Goodreads
Book
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Author: John Buchan
Country: UK
First published in: 1915
Length: 100 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Richard Hannay
User polls & recommendations
“The purest experience for the movie is not to have read the book because when you've read the book you're just ticking off boxes.”
ZACK SNYDER (Filmmaker)
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