The 39 steps /
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.
| Uniform Title: | 39 steps (Motion picture : 1935) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English dialogue; English subtitles ; Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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[United States] :
Image Entertainment,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
56. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel by John Buchan. Originally released as a motion picture in 1935. Release date: Jun. 26, 2012. Accompanying booklet includes essay by film critic David Cairns. 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. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; PMCmono; full screen (1.33:1); requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Bernard Knowles ; editor, D.N. Twist ; music, Louis Levy. |