The 39 Steps | 2008 | Lydia Leonard & Rupert Penry - Jones

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  • @khadzak7496
    @khadzak7496 2 місяці тому +108

    My humble opinion - this is an absolutely excellent version. ❤❤& Rupert Perry Jones is most dashing as ever. Thanks for this upload 🙏🏽

    • @lindahornbeck5318
      @lindahornbeck5318 Місяць тому +1

      What is the actors name of the man who had blonde hair blue eyes

    • @sarahmill6963
      @sarahmill6963 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@lindahornbeck5318 thats Rupert ❤

    • @rollergirl55
      @rollergirl55 Місяць тому +1

      Ditto that!

  • @mirkasultane7113
    @mirkasultane7113 2 місяці тому +8

    A beautiful film with witty twists.

  • @carolynbillington9018
    @carolynbillington9018 Місяць тому +2

    thank you it was worth watching

  • @serahmuthoni7735
    @serahmuthoni7735 8 місяців тому +6

    Thank you Paul Kearslake

  • @vivian2217
    @vivian2217 2 місяці тому +103

    Absolutely love this version on 39 Steps❤❤❤ Had planned to watch this and clean however, decided to just watch this instead.

    • @FOX007-um1wr
      @FOX007-um1wr 2 місяці тому +10

      Well, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who does that. LOL

    • @Oaneznka
      @Oaneznka 2 місяці тому +7

      I planed to reorganize my wardrobe…😂. Bur here I am too

    • @timmermansj1300
      @timmermansj1300 2 місяці тому +7

      LoL I'm afraid my dinner will burn :D

    • @FOX007-um1wr
      @FOX007-um1wr 2 місяці тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @tumadoireacht
      @tumadoireacht Місяць тому

      They dumbed down the plot and the script.

  • @ConradAinger
    @ConradAinger 2 місяці тому +59

    Fiendishly clever of the Germans (we Germans) to deploy a 1918 fighter in 1914.😄😁😆

    • @GordonDonaldson-v1c
      @GordonDonaldson-v1c 2 місяці тому +3

      Yes, an SE5a, I think. Was anyone else impressed by the U-boat? It surfaced and submerged. How did they do that?

    • @DanBeech-ht7sw
      @DanBeech-ht7sw 2 місяці тому +6

      The Huns never fought fairly

    • @jackiecampbell7903
      @jackiecampbell7903 2 місяці тому +4

      😅😅😅😅

    • @OrontesRM
      @OrontesRM 2 місяці тому +6

      well, you're always ahead in engineering, I hear :D

    • @dancarter482
      @dancarter482 2 місяці тому +3

      @@OrontesRM And time travel it would seem!

  • @keithnaylor1981
    @keithnaylor1981 3 роки тому +113

    Sheer bliss - exciting story, tear-jerking romance, magnificent period detail and vehicles, and beautiful Scottish scenes!
    All without no Fu King ads! Thank you.

  • @jeanmarie4462
    @jeanmarie4462 2 місяці тому +40

    What an excellent movie, so well-acted by all, especially Rupert Penry-Jones and Lydia Leonard, intrepid screenplay, authentic costumes, scenery, etc.! Where has this gem been hiding?! Bravo! From the USA🚀.

  • @E-Kat
    @E-Kat 2 місяці тому +18

    It's so good when the music stops momentarily. This is how it should be, unless it's normal to have a brass band following one wherever one goes?😂

  • @wmperkins25
    @wmperkins25 2 місяці тому +41

    Thoroughly enjoyed this adaption with one of my favs Rupert, always so dashing, I understand why the ladies like him he's handsome as heck ! I also loved Lydia, she was a perfect foil to his conservative character, she was a 'firecracker' too !!

    • @JuneJarka935
      @JuneJarka935 Місяць тому +1

      Rupert Penry-Jones is married to Irish actress Durvla Kerwin. They married in 2007 and they have 2 children, Florence and Peter. His mother, Angela Thorne, is English, and his father, Peter Penry-Jones, is Welsh. He has some Indian heritage through his mother’s side. Read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Penry-Jones.

    • @wmperkins25
      @wmperkins25 Місяць тому +2

      @@JuneJarka935 Yes, I remember her from the series "Ballykissangel" another excellent British production -

  • @miublue8675
    @miublue8675 Місяць тому +19

    I very much enjoyed it. To those who read comments to find out if it is worth watching this movie, well, it is. Watch it. Thanks for uploading it.

  • @fireflies8841
    @fireflies8841 2 місяці тому +29

    Thank you! Much enjoyed this! Very good quality video for a 2008 film on YT. Such beautiful scenery, decor/location, fashion of the period : excellent. And great acting !

  • @simonf8902
    @simonf8902 2 місяці тому +32

    Rupert ❤ one of the more beautiful English actors.

  • @pipmitchell7059
    @pipmitchell7059 9 місяців тому +23

    Little resemblance to Buchan's novel, but very easy on the eye.

    • @Gottenhimfella
      @Gottenhimfella 2 місяці тому +1

      Yes. I'm not sure why they had to make up such a convoluted mishmash, I suppose they mistook change for improvement.

    • @Charlie-hz3tk
      @Charlie-hz3tk Місяць тому +1

      @@Gottenhimfellathey had to do a woke version…..for the lilly livered lefties of today…..

    • @Gottenhimfella
      @Gottenhimfella Місяць тому

      @@Charlie-hz3tk That's what they did, but they did not have to.

  • @jabine59
    @jabine59 2 місяці тому +177

    This is my favorite version of the 39 steps. Rupert Penry Jones and Lydia Leonard have amazing chemistry (and what a pleasure it was to see them again in WhiteChapel!). The music is so wonderful as well and the scene by the fire manages to be alluring, sensual and sweet at the same time, so the director is not shab either! For those of you who don't like, you don't have to watch. Haters gonna hate. Probably just jealous of Rupert.

    • @trh1493
      @trh1493 2 місяці тому +14

      the one with Robert Powel is good too...

    • @tomkeating5178
      @tomkeating5178 2 місяці тому +7

      I love it that if someone has a different opinion, they must be haters😅😅😅

    • @DanBeech-ht7sw
      @DanBeech-ht7sw 2 місяці тому +4

      If they're going to mess with the Buchan story, they might at least have given us a happy ending.

    • @jamesdewane1642
      @jamesdewane1642 2 місяці тому +7

      No aeroplane had a machinegun in 1914. That anachronism was blatant and unnecessary. The pilot might have had a pistol, or there could have been a second man with a rifle, but they marred the movie with that scene.

    • @JaneNewAuthor
      @JaneNewAuthor 2 місяці тому +8

      I loved it to!
      People seem to forget it's entertainment, not a documentary.

  • @caseyjonessnr1200
    @caseyjonessnr1200 2 місяці тому +81

    Excellent version of the 39 Steps. It was well acted and filmed in beautiful locations. 1:28:19

  • @rjenellwomack4512
    @rjenellwomack4512 3 місяці тому +27

    The scenery is a wonderful Character! #RupertPenryJones has a soft & alluring acting style with a hint of Comedy. His gift #makesithisown in every scene! Remarkable!🙋🏽‍♀️💫👈🏼

  • @philipallen-729
    @philipallen-729 2 місяці тому +26

    A suffragette and an adventurer. Superb combination and an excellent rapport between Penry-Jones and Lydia Leonard. Most faithful adaptation of Buchan's original novel? Brilliant soundtrack too.

    • @BerniceRogers-e2y
      @BerniceRogers-e2y Місяць тому

      Absolutely not any kind of adaptation of Buchan's novel. Hannay never had anybody by his side in the book, woman or man and that made the book far better IMO. There was far more suspense and intrigue with him working alone. The Germans popped up in very good disguises which meant I couldn't put the book down.

    • @philipallen-729
      @philipallen-729 Місяць тому +1

      ​@user-le5eq8cc3b True, but the single hero working against the might of the German Empire, would not have worked so well on the screen.

  • @partridge9698
    @partridge9698 2 місяці тому +12

    An otherwise excellent film let down by historical inaccuracy: the suffragette implied that men had the vote at the time of the events of the story. In fact, Parliament granted universal suffrage to men in 1918, and to women in 1928. Before then, as I understand it, only the property owning classes, men and women, were allowed the vote.

    • @bissigerChristian
      @bissigerChristian Місяць тому +1

      I also think that in 1928 in the UK all adult women over the age of 21 had the right to vote. Before that, in 1918, only 30-year-old women had the right to vote.
      Women who wanted to vote or be elected were considered indecent at that time anyway. (by Tories) By the way, in Germany all adult women (21 years old) were allowed to vote from 1919 and could even be elected to the Reichstag themselves (Klara Zetkin.) Typical terrible new ideas from these Germans! 😉

  • @bonniescott6470
    @bonniescott6470 8 місяців тому +32

    love it love rupert penry jones he is good in whitechaple as well worth watching 💜👍

  • @CalidrisJZ
    @CalidrisJZ 2 місяці тому +22

    It's cute how he remains clean-shaven throughout.

  • @pottedferne
    @pottedferne 2 місяці тому +16

    I don't know! I love Robert Donat!!❤

  • @SeasonsChange14
    @SeasonsChange14 10 місяців тому +69

    I just love this movie. Both lead actors are wonderful. I don’t think that Rupert Penry-Jones has any equal when it comes to handsome charming actors!

    • @Golo1949
      @Golo1949 2 місяці тому +9

      I would like him to be the new James Bond.

    • @khadzak7496
      @khadzak7496 2 місяці тому +3

      @@Golo1949💯👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

    • @lapacesiaconvoi
      @lapacesiaconvoi 2 місяці тому +3

      i think he turned it down years ago. henry cavill is still young enough.

  • @adjiatie
    @adjiatie 2 місяці тому +8

    James Bond for Rupert Penry Jones#RupertPenryJones

  • @simonf8902
    @simonf8902 2 місяці тому +20

    24:00. Shades of North by north west. The corn field. The crop duster. The running.

    • @Michael-gk1nq
      @Michael-gk1nq Місяць тому +2

      The airplane chase

    • @johannaholmgren8088
      @johannaholmgren8088 Місяць тому +3

      Lol. Came here to say that about the nod to Hitchcock with the plane strafing scene...

    • @Charlie-hz3tk
      @Charlie-hz3tk 29 днів тому

      @@simonf8902 yes, similarities, but they did not have machine guns on biplanes in 1914. Artistic flair, maybe, but not historically accurate

    • @MrPontificator
      @MrPontificator 15 днів тому +1

      And also the scene here with Mount Rushmore.

  • @erlyzelayachavez1755
    @erlyzelayachavez1755 2 місяці тому +18

    I love this film, great script, wonderful cast. I would love to see more adventures of this characters!

  • @barbarasch6611
    @barbarasch6611 2 місяці тому +19

    Love, that he's always immaculately clothed, even when he rolled through the dirt seconds before. 😊

  • @fmcg5364
    @fmcg5364 2 місяці тому +45

    I always attributed this to Agatha Christie, but it was written while she was busy in WW I, I found out it was a Scotsman named John Buchan, Great movie, wish they made more like this

    • @eddiebell5181
      @eddiebell5181 2 місяці тому +7

      There are more books by Buchan about the main character... four more I think... I've read up to the end of the fourth and they're all worth a read and give great historic detail about the first world war and after.

    • @michaelplunkett8059
      @michaelplunkett8059 2 місяці тому +4

      ​@@eddiebell5181 Be sure to read The Riddle of the Sands.

    • @johannahjohari2915
      @johannahjohari2915 2 місяці тому +3

      I thought so too ..

    • @Gottenhimfella
      @Gottenhimfella 2 місяці тому +3

      John Buchan's book provided little more for this film than the title and the first few minutes. It mystifies me why film makers remain so convinced that the as-written plots from great thrillers do not make good films, given that they never try it.

    • @sarahrobertson4629
      @sarahrobertson4629 2 місяці тому

      @@Gottenhimfella No female love interest in the book, alas! But yeah, it'd be nice to see a faithful adaptation.

  • @daviddunne4737
    @daviddunne4737 2 місяці тому +18

    Gee golly gosh , rather enjoyed that little adventure old chaps and suffragettes jolly good show . Great locations , great cars , great costumes , great cast ................nice ending . Loved the submarine bit , glad to see the 'boche' get their commeuppance .
    Now for a nice cup of tea .

    • @bp4187
      @bp4187 Місяць тому +2

      @@daviddunne4737 Well spotted.

    • @bissigerChristian
      @bissigerChristian Місяць тому +2

      The Germans are not amused. But ok. German bashing. Nice location in the film.

    • @TheJon2442
      @TheJon2442 19 днів тому +1

      ...Tea and medals... 4 o'clock!

  • @ETERNAL4U-i8m
    @ETERNAL4U-i8m Місяць тому +6

    I am in Mumbai India Today we are having heavy rain today and whilebsurffing on yiu tube I got this movie.
    I AM enjoying this movie 🍿🎥
    Gemreat adventure romance suoerb chemistry ⚗️ between two main leads

  • @annazaman9657
    @annazaman9657 Місяць тому +16

    I didn't become a suffragette because i was bad at needlepoint. Best line

    • @paulheydarian1281
      @paulheydarian1281 28 днів тому +2

      Needle point can be brutal on the palms, thumbs, & fingers.

  • @ArchieAndy27
    @ArchieAndy27 4 місяці тому +15

    Just come across from your post of the 1970s version, so thanks also for posting this one! Pretty sure i was glued to this the first time round back in the day. Big fan of Rupert Penry Jones, there seemed to be a period in the mid-late 2000s where he was in everything, and rightly so, as he's very handsome 😅 whilst i prefer the Hitchcock classic, despite its inaccuracies, this is still a solid adaptation and an entertaining watch. Thanks again! 😊

  • @roxannemaggiacomo4513
    @roxannemaggiacomo4513 Місяць тому +8

    This line: "I'll get my goggles". Mon Dieu. Little things scattered through out. That's the beauty of a good script. (But: "We'll follow you." Oif.)

  • @aema5124
    @aema5124 2 місяці тому +16

    Mr Rupert Penrey-Jones is an excellent actor and great eye 🍭!!! Love the English setting, interiors, landscape, British accents, characters, et al. ❤💕🫶🏼👍👏👏👏

  • @jenihansen7201
    @jenihansen7201 2 місяці тому +21

    Great movie and actors. I love Rupert Penry - Jones.

  • @mmendi1114
    @mmendi1114 2 місяці тому +20

    The scenery was masterfully chosen and by itself a piece of art...

  • @simonf8902
    @simonf8902 Рік тому +16

    Rupert is the best looking Hannay.

  • @robertwilkins8357
    @robertwilkins8357 Місяць тому +7

    They both are really fine looking people!

  • @victorfinberg8595
    @victorfinberg8595 Місяць тому +6

    77:45
    hannay: "at least you're a spy, and not a suffragette"
    victoria: "actually, i'm both"
    hannay: "help"
    because , with george out of the way, those two are now effectively married

  • @axylzarate2118
    @axylzarate2118 2 роки тому +29

    He's still Wentworth!!🤩

  • @willowwobble
    @willowwobble 2 місяці тому +8

    The Robert Donat (Alfred Hitchcock) or the Kenneth More versions are better (in my opinion) but all of them are fun adventure stories worth watching, and all, to a greater or lesser degree, take liberties with the book they are based on!

  • @kimberlycrichton2932
    @kimberlycrichton2932 2 місяці тому +13

    I love this version.
    I've read the book & watched the Hitchcock version.
    But this is marvelous.

    • @robinholbrook6576
      @robinholbrook6576 Місяць тому +1

      I wonder how many others read the book!! No one mentions how far astray having a love interest is!

  • @b.Seoullocks
    @b.Seoullocks 3 місяці тому +18

    I’ve followed #RupertPenryJones since #FourFeathers. His style is captivating. I wish him & any #Co-Cast the very best.🙋🏽‍♀️🙌💯💫👈

  • @elisabethshelley4758
    @elisabethshelley4758 Місяць тому +9

    Surprisingly interesting and scenery beautiful rhe best 39 steps I have seen

  • @rodkennett5361
    @rodkennett5361 Місяць тому +14

    An excellent version and most enjoyable. Thanks for making it available.

  • @lonesomeness-w6h
    @lonesomeness-w6h 2 місяці тому +17

    This absolutely demolishes all 007 movies 110%

    • @OrontesRM
      @OrontesRM 2 місяці тому +5

      ...also because 007 really is a character with no personality to speak of...

    • @Charlie-hz3tk
      @Charlie-hz3tk Місяць тому

      glad I don’t live in your world….saddo

    • @NYC277
      @NYC277 14 днів тому +1

      Yes!!! I'll choose this movie over any 007 movies. Rupert and Lydia worked their magic throughout.

  • @stevecoleman2250
    @stevecoleman2250 Місяць тому +3

    Long before Ian Fleming and James Bond this was one of the first spy stories.

  • @rjenellwomack4512
    @rjenellwomack4512 3 місяці тому +15

    A gentleman ~ & Pretend Spy huh! I’m feeling #BBCBestRemake ~ #RupertPenryJones as an actor is displaying remarkable talent! While fans are piling up ~ including me!🙏🏽✨🙋🏽‍♀️💫👈🏼

  • @everest9707
    @everest9707 2 місяці тому +13

    Thanks for uploading it here. It is a really nice version.

  • @OnnChung
    @OnnChung Місяць тому +7

    Brilliant movie. Thanks

  • @louisduplessis2075
    @louisduplessis2075 2 місяці тому +36

    Beautiful landscape...Beautiful old cars

  • @majlis2238
    @majlis2238 4 місяці тому +62

    I love this version of 39 steps ❤️

    • @SarahMackintosh-si5lf
      @SarahMackintosh-si5lf 4 місяці тому +3

      Hello I think Rupert is so charming. I miss Richard Briers, and so this acts like therapy for me. Andrew and Sarah.

    • @catchaser52
      @catchaser52 4 місяці тому +8

      ua-cam.com/video/zevv42MR2u0/v-deo.htmlsi=ghNyEI5OOZR6Qlu3 1935 version.

    • @maryoleary5044
      @maryoleary5044 2 місяці тому +3

      Woke crap

    • @dancarter482
      @dancarter482 2 місяці тому +1

      @@maryoleary5044 THANKS! Can't believe no one is hacked off that they BUTCHERED Buchan's perfectly good story.
      _Mugs!_

  • @ildefonsogiron4034
    @ildefonsogiron4034 2 місяці тому +7

    Just beneath this movie, there's a suggestion to another version of the 39 steps, starring one Kennet More and Taina Elg, circa 1959. I'll stick to this version though. Thanks for sharing.

  • @simonf8902
    @simonf8902 Місяць тому +5

    The ventriloquist is a bizarre addition

  • @WoodsG1
    @WoodsG1 Місяць тому +7

    Loved it great acting n great movie BRAVO!!!

  • @TrueSonOfOdin
    @TrueSonOfOdin 2 місяці тому +6

    "See you after the war?" Little or no chance of survival, like Ukraine now.

    • @jabine59
      @jabine59 2 місяці тому +2

      Sadly, so true. But if Hannay made it through the Boer war?

  • @anniewalden9697
    @anniewalden9697 Місяць тому +10

    As one who rarely watches movies- I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this!

  • @robsellars9338
    @robsellars9338 Місяць тому +8

    well-made version of this classic, great film to watch"!

  • @mikedtw
    @mikedtw 2 місяці тому +4

    My mind is a bit agog at the moment! The Avenger's farewell to Mrs. Peel episode was entitled "The Forget-Me-Knot" so finding the phrase "forget me not" in this movie got me wondering!! P.S. this is one movie that just screams for a sequel, IMHO... sometime after the war, both alive and .... do they get together? or...? I'd pay to see that!

  • @judimorgan-fuller8586
    @judimorgan-fuller8586 2 місяці тому +10

    Terrific story and well done. Rupert Penry-Jones is one of my favorite British actors. I read the book when I was in school. Thank you.

  • @paulopheim4224
    @paulopheim4224 2 місяці тому +7

    Quite the movie

  • @barbarawillis5187
    @barbarawillis5187 4 місяці тому +26

    Excellent movie version of The 39 Steps. Beautifully filmed with interesting actors and locales. This is the third movie version I've watched and each movie is unique while telling the basic story. Thank you for this version. I subscribed to your channel.

  • @vadaharris6495
    @vadaharris6495 2 місяці тому +9

    My mother had this book. I think it was around fifty years ago when I read it!
    I enjoyed this version of the movie. Thank you for this!

  • @franziskani
    @franziskani 28 днів тому +6

    Good start, will watch. Thanks for uploading.

  • @heathermtaylor7683
    @heathermtaylor7683 2 місяці тому +11

    Not seen this rendition - my favourite version, I think. Thank you 😊

  • @rukeyser
    @rukeyser 2 місяці тому +4

    Bedroom "I could stay" scene : utterly convincing sexually charged fairy tale..love that. ❤

    • @NYC277
      @NYC277 14 днів тому +2

      Agreed. Love the scene where they were in the inn by the fireplace, too. The two leads and the director did a wonderful job!

  • @gabrielhoefle
    @gabrielhoefle 2 місяці тому +4

    WONDERFUL VERSION,
    RECCOMEND U ALSO LOOK UP HITCHCOK'S VERSION...

  • @simonhellier7281
    @simonhellier7281 Місяць тому +8

    Lydia Leonard is wonderful. 😊

  • @pulsereading
    @pulsereading 2 місяці тому +12

    Wonderful, compelling,, delightful!

  • @lupanatalia4352
    @lupanatalia4352 2 місяці тому +4

    I like this version! I have the book and have read it many times! The 39 Steps (John Buchan)

  • @dafyddthomas7299
    @dafyddthomas7299 9 місяців тому +9

    Excellent TV Version - wonder what happened to Hannay during WW1, whether he lives and escape injury and finds her true love Victoria again

    • @dafyddthomas7299
      @dafyddthomas7299 9 місяців тому +3

      Opps found the answer - survives the War but marries Mary instead., talking in my original comment on this version of 39 steps; previous versions had different female lead and character

  • @kimba381
    @kimba381 2 місяці тому +8

    Interrupter gear in 1914? I think not. That aeroplane couldn't exist until at least 1916

  • @pearlgee5970
    @pearlgee5970 2 місяці тому +9

    Such a pleasure to watch this since I saw it on PBS and again somewhere I can’t remember. Both lead actors have such good chemistry. Excellent supporting actors too. I’m sure I’ll watch it again. Thank you for posting.❤😂😊

  • @RJ-ql6ff
    @RJ-ql6ff 2 місяці тому +3

    Original version the best but this is close second.

  • @bp4187
    @bp4187 Місяць тому +5

    Terrific movie! I’ve liked all of the versions of 39 Steps but this is my favorite by far. None of the versions follow the novel very closely and I’m ok with that. This is the most entertaining of a good group.

  • @toga1022
    @toga1022 2 місяці тому +5

    Blows chunks on the Powell version which was horrible, a real fail. The original Hitchcock had the nuances the others could not match and well, Donat was far above in acting ability and style of the other thee leads . . . they were not even in his league. The previous version was probably the best though, its supporting acting was fantastic.

  • @lopamudraray4571
    @lopamudraray4571 2 місяці тому +6

    The music was g8 too

  • @earthman4020
    @earthman4020 2 місяці тому +8

    Yeah, excellent fun and drama. Great action by all actors, the music is so perfect for the pacing. The two leads steamed it up very well!

  • @jacquibradley1598
    @jacquibradley1598 2 місяці тому +14

    LOVED the original, but my goodness this was good, normally I would not watch a 2nd version!! Glad I did, but still feel the original was great. 💙🤗

    • @TheAureliac
      @TheAureliac 2 місяці тому +5

      I think the original was so close to perfect that I never wanted to see this version. You've made me reconsider.

    • @jacquibradley1598
      @jacquibradley1598 2 місяці тому +4

      @@TheAureliac Sometimes eh?? Most times no, have a good day lovely. 🤗🤗☀☀ Love from Cyprus

    • @cathyschneider2126
      @cathyschneider2126 2 місяці тому +2

      @@jacquibradley1598 You too. But you seem kind and discerning, so I'm sure you have a lot of good days.

    • @jacquibradley1598
      @jacquibradley1598 2 місяці тому +3

      @@cathyschneider2126 Thank you lovely, your comment just made it better. 🤗🤗

    • @ayishas4385
      @ayishas4385 2 місяці тому +3

      Glad that you're open to enjoying both, despite having watched the Hitchcock version (or did you watch the 1959 one?) first! What I like about this one is that if I had randomly watched a few minutes of it anywhere in the movie, I would know what book I was watching. The Hitchcock one hardly has any overlap with the characters and storylines in the book; if it hadn't been titled the same, and if the main character hadn't been Richard Hannay, I could have watched most of it without realising what I was watching. It's like if you put soda in a bottle that had held chocolate milk, and you keep being reminded of chocolate in between fizzy swallows. And that was the style of most of Hollywood's book --> adaptations, so audiences at the time probably loved it for that. It's very much of a standard, early 1930s film, and anyone who loves that genre will be able to enjoy it on those merits. For my part, it was really fun for me when I first stumbled across this version a decade ago, and discovered it was actually the same substance inside as it said on the bottle! A little of a different recipe than the original story, but still recognisable!
      This one borrows some scenes from the 1935 & 1959 movies, and adds its own things, but it is much truer to the *feel* of the book. It's the same KIND of story, that early spy novel genre, and Richard Hannay is actually recognisable as the character from Buchan's 5 novels! Rupert Penry-Jones was a great choice.

  • @FlickDeep
    @FlickDeep 10 місяців тому +13

    This is a nice movie! Adventures and twists are good! 👍👍👍

  • @sayedmustar7132
    @sayedmustar7132 Місяць тому +4

    Rupert Perry Jones is one handsome devil.

  • @johnhoie-hj7cg
    @johnhoie-hj7cg 2 місяці тому +3

    I didn’t know there was a book, much less three other versions on film. This is good, but not at the level of the 1935 classic.

  • @ellenspear50
    @ellenspear50 2 місяці тому +5

    He's a cool customer, in the mold of Hitchcock heroes. And every bit as handsome as Robert Donat.

  • @lifewords4161
    @lifewords4161 23 дні тому +3

    Wonderful movie because there was no fornication or cussing and the good guys survive and won! I was actually surprised by her being a SSA agent and I hardly get surprised by anything in prose or in film. Congratulations! 🎉👏 (That ventriloquist dummy was the second creepiest I have ever seen! Ug! 😁 Cheers! 2024

  • @NatalieLadbroke
    @NatalieLadbroke 10 днів тому +3

    What a marvellous adaptation! And I definitely think that Rupert should be the next James Bond!!!

    • @NYC277
      @NYC277 10 днів тому +2

      You are not alone.

  • @vivianeronneman4281
    @vivianeronneman4281 2 місяці тому +5

    In Australia back in the 60´ this book was on our reading curriculum.

  • @seancourtney9021
    @seancourtney9021 2 місяці тому +2

    How many versions of this ARE there, lol? I thought there were only Two?

  • @robertwilkins8357
    @robertwilkins8357 Місяць тому +6

    The automobiles are truly stunning!

  • @suzyblitz1
    @suzyblitz1 15 днів тому +3

    Great movie. Hannay is the English James Bond, Victoria Sinclair is a femme fatale with clothes on. They eventually have a passionate moment never forgetting their first alliegence is to Britain. Hannay runs over hills, falls on rocks, is shot at, is chased by Germans, and with it all manages to always have his suit and tie intact. 😊

  • @manlatycon
    @manlatycon 2 місяці тому +15

    I think I've seen all the productions of The 39 Steps as well as reading the book a couple of times and I think this is the best of the lot. Whichever version, it's a 'ripping yarn'.

  • @ryleighloughty3307
    @ryleighloughty3307 2 місяці тому +9

    10/10 ! Thank you !

  • @nadaloiterton6737
    @nadaloiterton6737 Місяць тому +7

    that was a true pleasure to watch. thank you 💖

  • @notverycreative
    @notverycreative Рік тому +15

    Thank you so much for uploading this!

  • @helenwood1
    @helenwood1 2 місяці тому +5

    What a nice story. Where is England now?!

  • @dionnegonsalves8188
    @dionnegonsalves8188 3 місяці тому +8

    Photographic memory, remembering where she left Scudder's notebook, excellent! 👌🏽 the milk 🥛 finger 👉🏽 msg got me... slick & quick. 👍🏽

  • @janote641
    @janote641 20 днів тому +3

    I came here because of The 39 steps , 1959 with Kenneth More and Taina Elg.....

  • @maxinejacobson4006
    @maxinejacobson4006 Місяць тому +1

    I’ve loved all versions of this film even though none is exactly like the book, what film ever is? Loved all the leading men too although they’re all so different. Robert Donat, Kenneth More, Robert Powell and last, but not least, Rupert Penry-Jones.

  • @rhonatemple2776
    @rhonatemple2776 2 місяці тому +10

    Very good. Thank you. Missing Rupert after MI 5

  • @alishadennis7769
    @alishadennis7769 2 місяці тому +3

    I cant hardly wait to enjoy this movie 🎥🍿 after the high recommendations and opinions listed 😅😅

  • @mchernandez5850
    @mchernandez5850 Місяць тому +5

    Very entertaining movie, from beginning to end.