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Starring: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Peggy Ashcroft, John Laurie
| THE 39 STEPS is a british production directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935.
Lucie Mannheim is stabbed to death at Robert Donat's home after having revealed to him that a mysterious organization is stealing important state secrets. Donat, accused of Lucie's murder, goes to Scotland in order to find John Laurie, the man who could prove him innocent. But the police and the members of the 39 steps are right behind Donat. One of Hitchcock's english masterpieces. | ||
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Plot Time/Era of Movie: Spying & Terrorists Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - finding a spy/saboteur Crime & Police Story? Yes Actual chase scenes or violence - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % If this is a criminal POV story... Main Character Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes Hair style - - short/standard wavy (man) Body type - average (man) Events of movie makes character more... - irritated Ethnicity/Nationality - Canadian How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Physique - average physique Secondary Main Character Identity: - Female Hair color - blonde Hair style How much in movie? - 40% Ethnicity/Nationality - British Main Adversary Identity: - a criminal organization How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100% Ethnicity/Nationality - British Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Prairie? Yes City? Yes City: - London Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - farm Misc setting - resort/hotel - moving train Style Accounts of torture and death? - non-gory references to death/punishment Movie makes you feel... - excited How many deaths in film? - 2 Sex/nudity in movie? Yes What kind of sex: - kissing Kind of violence: - guns - knives Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives Check here if B&W Yes Non-American film? Yes What language? - English Is this movie based on a - book |
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