The 39 Steps (2008)


Rupert Penry-Jones      Richard Hannay
Lydia Leonard           Victoria Sinclair
David Haig              Sir George Sinclair
Patrick Malahide        Professor Fisher
Patrick Kennedy         Hellory Sinclair
Eddie Marsan            Scudder
Alex Jennings           Captain Kell
Steven Elder            Vicar / Wakeham
Werner Daehn            Ackerman
Peter Stark             Engel
Del Synnott             London Constable
Roger De Courcey        Ventriloquist

Directed by:            James Hawes  
Produced by:            


Rupert Penry Jones headlines this tale of intrigue based on the bestselling novel by author John Buchan. 
London, 1914: Richard Hanney (Jones) has just returned from a stint in Africa, and he's already bored 
with life back home. That is, until he crosses paths with a man named Scudder (Eddie Marsan). Shortly 
after revealing himself to be a British spy, Scudder winds up dead in Hanney's flat, and it appears that 
Hanney is about to take the fall for the murder. If Hanney can just expose the German espionage ring that 
Scudder spoke about, perhaps he can prove his innocence. The authorities closing in, Hanney heads for 
Scotland with Scudder's coded notebook in hand, and finds himself at odds with fiery women's lib advocate 
Victoria Sinclair (Lydia Leonard). Personality clashes take a backseat to cooperation, however, when 
Hanney and Sinclair discover evidence of treason at the highest levels, and learn of a plot to invade 
Great Britain. If they can just identify the traitor in time, perhaps these two unlikely allies can 
prevent a conflict that could destabilize the entire globe.

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Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life 
terribly dull. Yet it's more then he bargained for when secret agent, Scudder, bursts into his room and 
entrusts him a coded notebook with map, concerning the impending start of World War I. In no time both 
German agents and the British law are chasing him, ruthlessly coveting the Roman numerals code, which 
Hannay believes he must crack himself. Masquerading as a liberal party pundit, Richard also gets stuck 
with parliamentary candidate Sir George Sinclair's sister Victoria. They must survive with the secrets 
and decide who they can trust and how to keep it from others.