Movie detail: the-39-steps

Sinopsis

Richard Hannay uncovers a plot to steal vital British Military Information, the 39 Steps, masterminded by a man with the top joint missing from one of his fingers.

LOCATIONS
The film was mainly shot in Lime Grove Studios London. However, Hitchcock did use a number of outside locations in Scotland and central London. The former included the Forth Rail Bridge spanning the Firth of Forth between Edinburgh and Dunfermline. In London all filming was done in the London Borough of Westminster and included the famous London Palladium Theatre on Argyll Street, Kings Cross Railway Station and Park Crescent; the latter used as a substitute for 122 Portland Place where Richard Hannay was supposed to have lived.

Tourist links

www.visitbritain.com

www.visitlondon.com

www.visitscotland.com

www.forth-bridges.co.uk (Forth Bridge Educational Centre)

www.londontheatredirect.com (London Palladium bookings)

www.steamdreams.co.uk (steam railway journeys to Scotland)

Multimedia
Technical information
Technical team
Executive team
Casting
Awards/Selections

Multimedia

TRAILER The 39 Steps (1935) - Modern Trailer

TRAILER

The 39 Steps (1935) - Modern Trailer
PRESS REVIEW

Walker, D. (2010) The 39 Steps. Love Film

Alfred Hitchcock
1899 - 1980 Hitchcock pioneered many elements of the suspense and psychological thriller genres. He worked in silent films and the talkies and became renowed as England's best Director....

Robert Donat
1905 – 1958 Was born in Withington, Lancashire, England. Donat was a successful stage actor before he made the transition to the screen. He is best know for his roles in the 39 Steps...

Madeleine Carroll
1906 – 1987 Madeleine Carroll was an English-American actress popular in in both Britain and America during the 1930's and 1940's. At the peak of her success in 1938 she was the highest...

Technical information

PRODUCTION YEAR: 1935
RUNTIME: 86 min
PRINTED FILM FORMAT: 35mm
GENRE: Thriller, Mystery
LANGUAGE: English

Technical team

WRITERS: Charles Bennett, Ian Hay
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Bernard Knowles
CAMERA: Reg Johnson, Peter Sargent
SOUND EDITOR: Peter Birch
FILM EDITING: Derek N Twist
SOUNDTRACK: Jack Beaver, Louis Levy
ART DIRECTION: Oscar Freidrich, Albert Jullion, Werndorff
SPECIAL EFFECTS: Philippo Guidobaldi, Jack Whitehead

Executive team

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/S: Michael Balcon
CONTRIBUTORS: John Buchan (Writing Credit), Charles Bennett (adaptation), Ian Hay (Dialogue)
DISTRIBUTOR COMPANIES: Gaumont British Distributors
INTERNATIONAL SALES: Gaumont Corp.

Casting

Robert Donat, Madeleine Carol

Awards/Selections

Best British Film 1935 BFI (1999)
'Best Movies of the 20th Century Total Film (2004)
'The Greates British Movies Ever Made’

The 39 Steps