Synopsis
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.
Key facts
Cast
Peggy Ashcroft, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Donat, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle
Original language
English
Production companies
GAUMONT-BRITISH, Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Home video distributors
Front Row Entertainment (United States)
Based on
The Thirty-nine Steps
Setting
Scotland
Filming locations
Edinburgh
Crew
Screenplay
Charles Bennett, Jan Hay, Alma Reville
Producer
Michael Balcon
Cinematography
Bernard Knowles
Editing
Derek N. Twist
Music
Louis Levy
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | The 39 Steps | English |
| Alternate title | Les Trente-neuf marches | |
| Alternate title | Les 39 marches | |
| Alternate title | The Thirty-Nine Steps |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Front Row Entertainment (cat. no. 5532) | 1992, United States, slipcase |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) | ||
| Home video VHS | United States | 1992 5532 |
Full credits
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Cast | Peggy Ashcroft, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Donat, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle |
| Screenplay | Charles Bennett, Jan Hay, Alma Reville |
| Producer | Michael Balcon |
| Executive producer | Ivor Montagu |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Editing | Derek N. Twist |
| Music | Louis Levy |
| Production design | O. Werndorff |
| Sound | A. Birch |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
