The 39 Steps (U)

Classic Hitchcock twists and turns abound in this thrilling adaptation of Buchan’s novel.
Tue 8 Apr 18:15
Tue 8 Apr
18:15

What are The 39 Steps?

That is the question Richard Hannay must ask himself after rescuing a young woman who alludes to an international plot involving an organisation by that name – only for her to wind up dead in his flat.

Finding himself the prime suspect in a manhunt, Hannay escapes London and travels to rural Scotland and back again, leaving a trail of chaos in his wake, as he desperately tries to discover the true meaning of the woman’s warning.

An early highlight of Alfred Hitchcock’s filmography, The 39 Steps laid the blueprint for many of the thrill rides to follow in the director’s career. It is here where he perfects the wrong man trope – played with unflappable brilliance by Robert Donat – and the MacGuffin plot device for the first time. 

The 39 Steps (U)
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Cast
Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim
Duration
86 min
Opening
Tue 8 Apr
Year
1935
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English

Cerificate: U

This screening has no adverts or trailers and starts at the advertised time