| Description |
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([unpaged] : illustrations ; 17 cm) |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 56 |
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Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 56.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray ; PMC mono ; full screen (1.33:1) ; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles ; Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Booklet includes program notes and commentary. |
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Based on the novel by John Buchan. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1935. |
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Special features: audio commentary by Alfred Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane ; Hitchcock: the early years (2000), a British documentary ; original footage from the 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 Francois Truffaut's 1962 audio interview with Hitchcock ; original production drawings. |
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Accompanying booklet includes essay by film critic David Cairns. |
| Cast |
Peggy Ashcroft, Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, John Laurie. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, follwing Richard Hannay, who stumbles into a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scotish moors. A chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued, as well as into an expected romance with the cool Pamela. |
| Subject |
Conspiracies -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Espionage -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Genre |
Blu-ray Video discs.
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Feature 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 |
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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Image Entertainment (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Thirty nine steps |
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39 steps (Motion picture : 1935)
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| ISBN |
9781604656039 |
| Standard No. |
715515096317 |
| Music No. |
CC2160BD Image Entertainment |
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10721673 |
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