The 39 steps / Janus Films ; ITV Studios Global Entertainment ; Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, Ltd. presents ; adapted from the novel by John Buchan ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, following Richard Hannay, who stumbles into a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scottish moors. A chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued, as well as into an expected romance with the cool Pamela.
| Uniform Title: | 39 steps (Motion picture : 1935)
Criterion collection ; 56. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English |
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English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
English dialogue; English SDH subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection : ITV Studios Global Entertainment : Carlton Film Distributors,
[2012], ©2012.
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| Edition: | Blu-ray edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
56. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm). |
| Variant Title: |
Thirty-nine steps. [Other title] |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Summary: |
The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, following Richard Hannay, who stumbles into a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scottish moors. A chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued, as well as into an expected romance with the cool Pamela. |
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| Note: | Based on the novel by John Buchan. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1935. Accompanying booklet includes essay by film critic David Cairns. Special features include: audio commentary by Alfred Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane ; Hitchcock : the early years (2000), a British documentary ; original footage from British broadcaster Mike Scott's 1966 TV interview with Hitchcock ; complete broadcast of the 1937 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation ; visual essay by Hitchcock scholar Leonard Leff ; excerpts from François Truffaut's 1962 interviews with Hitchcock ; original production drawings. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CY9 D0143986 Blu-ray Video |
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MPAA rating: not rated. |
| ISBN: | 9781604656039 1604656034 |
| Credits: | Photographer, Bernard Knowles ; editor, D.N. Twist ; musical director, Louis Levy ; continuity, Alma Reville. |
| System Details: | Blu-ray format ; region A ; full screen, 1.33:1. Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player. |
| Cast: |
Peggy Ashcroft, Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, John Laurie, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle. |