Jun 29, 2011 on location with robert powell feautiring the location sites used in all the 3 films. The 39 steps is a 1978 adaptation of the john buchan novel. The thirty nine steps is a british 1978 thriller film directed by don sharp, with screenplay by british playwright michael robson, based on the novel the thirtynine steps by john buchan. The 39 steps 1978 filming locations find that location. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills. Truth is, the 39 steps has had plenty of filmic adaptations over the years which are all loosely based on john buchans suspense novel of the same name. The 39 steps is only one of buchans several works that feature the character richard hannay. The hitchcock movie was remade in an almost framebyframe version in 1959 starring kenneth more, so hitchs plot has become entwined in peoples memory, erroneously, as the 39 steps in 1978 robert powell starred in another version of the film, and went someway to redressing the balance. In 1967, powell a jucat rolul principal din filmul lui ken russsel, mahler 1974. In the robert powell version they were the steps up inside the big ben clock tower in london. The killing of scudder john mills takes place at marylebone station. During the film hannay flees to scotland on a train, but is forced to make a daredevil escape on a bridge after police board the train. The thirtynine steps directed by don sharp, starring robert powell the 39 steps 2008 directed by james hawes, starring rupert penryjones if you have followed a link to this page, please edit it to point to the correct work. However, the 39 steps also is the embodiment of the highs that his films would reach.
We have got to find a place where there are several staircases down to the beach, one of which has thirtynine steps. Filming locations for the 39 steps 1978 around durisdeer, with location maps, descriptions and location images. The bestknown film version is alfred hitchcocks the 39 steps, released in 1935 with robert donat as hannay, our brave, accidental hero. The story has been turned into a film a number of times, including a 1935 version by alfred hitchcock that was later remade in 1959. This version of buchans tale starred robert powell as richard. The 39 steps 1935 locations the alfred hitchcock wiki. Hitchcocks inventions disappear in bbcs latest version. The thirtynine steps is a 1978 thriller film directed by don sharp and starring robert powell. It is generally regarded as the closest to the book, being set at the same time as the novel was, pre. Nov 29, 2008 the 39 steps, 1935 hitchcocks film stars robert donat as hannay, who is visited by a spy being chased by assassins after uncovering a plot to steal british plans for a silent aircraft engine. Alfred hitchcocks libertytaking 1935 version, starring robert donat and madeleine carroll, a female. Cast and crew credits for 39 steps, the, 1978, directed by don sharp, with robert powell, david warner, eric porter, at turner classic movies. Madeleine carroll from the hitchcock film was the first in a notorious line of hitchcocks female stars that later included grace.
The flat of richard hannay robert powell is now albert court, alongside the albert hall, kensington, sw7. As ample consolation, we still have the 39 steps of 1935, an evergreen film that fulfills the writer john buchans own definition of romantic adventure. It takes a lot of confidence to follow in the footsteps of a master. It is adapted from the novel the thirtynine steps by john buchan of the several movies adapted from the novel, this is the one with the climax where hannay hangs off the minute hand of the clock on st. With robert powell, david warner, eric porter, karen dotrice. Filming locations for the 39 steps 1978 including locations in upper arley, dumfriesshire and dumfries and galloway. I recently watched on video a film i had seen many times as a child and was instrumental in nurturing my interest in edwardiana. It is all very superficial and rushed but with some mild interest. There are secrets to be discovered, locations to be explored and above all an incredible tale to be told in this groundbreaking interactive novel. Following in hitchcocks footsteps and succeeding the.
Its the early apotheosis of all hitchs wrongmanontherunfilms, especially the likes of north. Id like to have a dollar for every hollywood film, set in new england, that showed a santa fe or southern pacific local train in it. Robert powell brings just the right worldweary, riskanything tone to the central character of richard hannay, the. Adaptations of the thirtynine steps treasures display. However robert powell s narration is second to none. The 39 steps, in many ways, shows how much hitchcock improves as a filmmaker in mastering cinematic techniques. Im not the owner of this video property of craze productions. The beatles departed from and then arrived at marylebone station under the opening credits of their first feature film a. It is very loosely based on the 1915 adventure novel the thirtynine steps by john buchan. Dumfriesshire, dumfriesshire strathallan post office.
A second unit filmed establishing shots in various london locations along with footage at the forth bridge and in glen coe, scotland. The 39 steps prepare to experience the original manontherun thriller in a completely new way. For the 39 steps, hitchcock used the gaumontbritish sound stages at lime grove studios, except for the scottish town street scenes, which were filmed on the backlot at welwyn studios. If the more recent version that you describe is a bbc production, then chances are that is what was shown on masterpiece theater. The book has never been out of print and has inspired many film and television adaptations. The thirtynine steps 1978 one sheet uk film on paper. Upper arley, worcestershire robert powell stops the train durisdeer. This was followed by another version starring robert powell in 1978.
Stephens tower aka big ben inspired a tv series, hannay, also starring robert powell in. The 39 steps 1978 the thirty nine steps alt robert powell, george baker 39s 015 bkcchd from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Movie info this 1978 reremake of the 39 steps adheres more closely to the source novel by john buchan than alfred hitchcocks betterknown original, restoring the preworld war i time frame of the. The 39 steps 2008 directed by james hawes, starring rupert penryjones. This is the uk one sheet sometimes referred to as english one sheet for the 1978 version of the thirtynine steps, based on the 1915 magazine serialturnedbook of the same name by the scottish author john buchan. Ill dig out my dvd of the film and see if i can get you a better answer. Robert powell, john mills, eric porter, david warner and a brief appearance by timothy west. Following in hitchcocks footsteps and succeeding the 39. The 39 steps built squarely on the domestic success of the man who knew too much, the first of hitchs golden run of six british thrillers. Most famous is alfred hitchcocks classic film the 39 steps released in 1935. Robert powell is a effective and convincing hannay, and the plot bundles along at a reasonable pace, it is good to see john mills in the role of scudder, he really does bring some class to what otherwise is a film made up of reasonably pedestrian performances.
In this remake of the hitchcock original, the hero, richard hannay robert powell is the same character but many of the other plot aspects have been changed, making it a very different film. The 39 steps is a secret organisation devoted to bang slump. Though not in the source novel, the use of the famous london landmark, big ben, in this movie, was a hitchcockian type story element. Aug 16, 2006 the 39 steps is a secret organisation devoted to bang slump. This version of buchans tale starred robert powell as richard hannay, karen dotrice as alex, john mills as. Hitchcocks inventions disappear in bbcs latest version of. Jul 07, 2014 the book has never been out of print and has inspired many film and television adaptations. The area around the famous landmark has appeared in many films including interlude, hennessy, the seventh veil, quest for love, the mutations and the ipcress file. His version of the 39 steps isnt really a remake of alfred hitchcocks 1935 classic. Its the 3rd adaptation of the film and robert powell plays richard hannay. Sir alfred hitchcock directed the first filmed version the 39 steps 1935, and many of hitchs movies notably had suspense sequences set on famous landmarks, such as the statue of liberty in saboteur 1942, mt. Its fast paced, exciting and crammed with brilliant performances from firstrate actors.
Synopsis the 39 steps 1978 is a thrilling spy mystery based on john buchans classic novel, which was first adapted for film by alfred hitchcock in 1935. Hannays escape over the moors, pursued by both spies and the police, infuses wideopen spaces with tense claustrphobia. The steps running down from the royal albert hall to prince consort road. Like its predecessors, don sharps 1978 film tells the story of an innocent man, richard hannay robert powell, who struggles to prove he. Unlike the dull 1950s remake, the third version wisely ignores the 1935 alfred hitchcock classic and returns to john buchan s original story. Thats the memory man scene from the hitchcock robert donat version. The thirty nine steps 1978 film the 1978 version was directed by don sharp and starred robert powell as hannay, karen dotrice as alex, john mills as colonel scudder and a host of other wellknown british actors in smaller parts. The thirty nine steps 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The year is 1914, and richard hannay robert powell, a mining engineer who is visiting britain for a short time before returning to south africa, is shocked when one of his neighbors, colonel scudder sir john mills, bursts into his room one night and tells him a story that prussian sleeper agents are planning to start world war i by. The thirty nine steps was a 1978 film featuring robert powell as richard hannay. Possibly the best known is alfred hitchcocks still acclaimed 1935 film starring robert donat as the hero, richard hannay. Jul 09, 2012 as ample consolation, we still have the 39 steps of 1935, an evergreen film that fulfills the writer john buchans own definition of romantic adventure. Alfred hitchcocks libertytaking 1935 version, starring robert donat and madeleine carroll, a. In the original, john buchan book, they were steps leading from a house owned by a german spyring, down to a secret.
Steps was also the first hitch film to make a significant impact stateside, thus commercially paving the way for his later career. Richard hannay is the lead character in the 39 steps 1935 and was played by actor robert donat the character was originally created by author john buchan and appeared in five novels published between 1915 and 1936. The 39 steps prepare to experience the original manon the run thriller in a completely new way. On location with robert powell feautiring the location sites used in all the 3 films. A second unit filmed establishing shots in various london locations along with footage at the forth bridge and in glen coe, scotland map open in new window.
The thirtynine steps i have seen all three films, but never actually read the book, so i was a little unsure of what i was getting for my money. A colonel in british intelligence discovers a plot to assassinate the greek prime minister and, following the murder of two of his colleagues, he takes refuge in richard hannays apartment. Hannay robert powell is an innocent bystander, suspected by enemy agents of having intercepted their secret war plans. The 39 steps is a 1935 british thriller film directed by alfred hitchcock and starring robert donat and madeleine carroll. The thirty nine steps not an adaptation overall 4 out of 5 stars. A colour film of the 39 steps was released in 1959 starring kenneth more and directed by ralph thomas. It was the 1978 version of the 39 steps starring robert powell and david warner lovejoy, the baddies sidekick, in the titanic movie. Theres a pretty good cast, including david warner, eric porter, karen dotrice, john mills, george baker, donald pickering, robert flemyng, timothy west and andrew keir.
The 39 steps, 1935 hitchcocks film stars robert donat as hannay, who is visited by a spy being chased by assassins after uncovering a plot to steal british plans for a silent aircraft engine. John buchans novel the thirtynine steps has been adapted for film multiple times the 39 steps 1935 directed by alfred hitchcock, starring robert donat the 39 steps 1959 directed by ralph thomas, starring kenneth more the thirtynine steps directed by don sharp, starring robert powell. It concerns an everyman civilian in london, richard hannay, who becomes caught up in preventing an organisation of spies called the 39 steps from stealing british military secrets. In march 1914, a mining engineer named richard hannay tries to prevent prussian agents from executing a political assassination designed to trigger world war i. Set in london and the highlands, the film is still so. The stage version owes much more to the 1935 film starring robert donat remade several times since with kenneth more and robert powell, among others, in the lead role than it does to john buchans. View location maps, descriptions and location images. The killing of scudder takes place at marylebone station.
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