The 39 Steps

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British film black-and-white film film thriller film

The 39 Steps is a classic 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its blend of suspense, humor, and the “wrong man” chase narrative that became a hallmark of his style.

Aliases (1)

The Thirty-Nine Steps ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British film → black-and-white film → film → thriller film →
basedOn	The Thirty-Nine Steps → novel by John Buchan →
castMember	Godfrey Tearle → John Laurie → Lucie Mannheim → Madeleine Carroll → Peggy Ashcroft → Robert Donat →
cinematographer	Bernard Knowles →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
director	Alfred Hitchcock →
distributor	Gaumont British Distributors →
editor	Derek N. Twist →
famousFor	blend of suspense and humor → wrong man chase narrative →
filmFormat	35 mm →
genre	adventure film → mystery film → romantic thriller → spy film → thriller →
hasColorProcess	black and white →
hasSetting	London → Scottish Highlands →
hasSubject	espionage → fugitive from justice →
influenced	later spy thrillers →
influencedBy	John Buchan’s adventure fiction →
mainCharacter	Richard Hannay →
musicBy	Louis Levy NERFINISHED →
narrativeDevice	MacGuffin →
narrativeTheme	man on the run → wrong man →
notableScene	Forth Bridge sequence →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	Alfred Hitchcock filmography →
producer	Michael Balcon →
productionCompany	Gaumont British Picture Corporation →
protagonistPortrayedBy	Robert Donat →
publicationDate	1935 →
releaseYear	1935 →
runtimeMinutes	86 →
screenwriter	Charles Bennett → Ian Hay →
setInPeriod	pre-World War II era →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The 39 Steps ("The Thirty-Nine Steps") →	basedOn
Alfred Hitchcock →	directed
Alfred Hitchcock →	notableWork