| Edition |
Blu-ray ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm) |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 56 |
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Criterion collection ; 56.
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| Credits |
Photographer, Bernard Knowles ; editor, D.N. Twist ; musical director, Louis Levy ; continuity, Alma Reville. |
| Cast |
Peggy Ashcroft, Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, John Laurie, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray format ; region A ; full screen, 1.33:1. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English SDH subtitles. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by John Buchan. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1935. |
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Accompanying booklet includes essay by film critic David Cairns. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: not rated. |
| 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. |
| Note |
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. |
| Subject |
Conspiracies -- Drama.
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Espionage -- Drama.
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Conspiracies (OCoLC)fst00875715
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Espionage (OCoLC)fst00915379
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| Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery films (OCoLC)fst01710476
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Drama (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Thrillers (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01726193
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Detective and mystery films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Knowles, Bernard, 1900-1975.
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Twist, Derek N., 1905-1979.
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Levy, Louis, 1894-1957.
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Reville, Alma.
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Mannheim, Lucie, 1895-1976.
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Tearle, Godfrey, 1884-1953.
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Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980.
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Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991.
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Donat, Robert, 1905-1958.
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Carroll, Madeleine, 1906-1987.
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Laurie, John, 1897-1980.
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Buchan, John, 1875-1940.
Thirty-nine steps.
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Janus Films.
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ITV Studios.
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Gaumont British Picture Corp.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Thirty-nine steps |
| ISBN |
9781604656039 |
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1604656034 |
| Standard No. |
715515096317 |
| Music No. |
CC2160BD Criterion Collection |
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