The 39 Steps
1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock
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Summary
The 39 Steps is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,125 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock[3]
- Screenwriter: Charles Bennett[4], Alma Reville[5], John Hay Beith[6], John Buchan[7]
- Composer: Charles Williams[8]
- Genre: spy film[9], mystery film[10], crime film[11], drama film[12], thriller film[13]
- Based on: The Thirty-nine Steps[14]
- Cast member: Robert Donat[15], Madeleine Carroll[16], Lucie Mannheim[17], Godfrey Tearle[18], Peggy Ashcroft[19], John Laurie[20], Helen Haye[21], Jerry Verno[22], Alfred Hitchcock[23], Frederick Piper[24], Charles Bennett[25]
- Producer: Michael Balcon[26]
- Production company: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation[27]
- Director of photography: Bernard Knowles[28]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
- Commons category: The 39 Steps (1935 film)[30]
- Distribution format: clip art[31], Images[32], print[33], Internet[34], video on demand[35]
- Review score: 8.9/10[36], 96%[37]
- Color: black-and-white[38]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[39]
- Publication date: January 1, 1935[40]
- Distributed by: Gaumont-British Picture Corporation[41], Netflix[42]
- Narrative location: Scotland[43]
- Filming location: Edinburgh[44]
- Main subject: espionage[45]
- Film editor: Derek Twist[46]
- Title: The 39 Steps[47]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[48]
- After a work by: John Buchan[49]
- Duration: 86[50]
Why It Matters
The 39 Steps has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]