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The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)

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The Thirty-Nine Steps is a 1978 thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Robert Powell. It is adapted from the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan.Of the several movies adapted from the novel, this is the one with the climax where Hannay hangs off the minute hand of the clock on St. Stephen's Tower (aka Big Ben).Inspired a TV series, Hannay, also starring Robert Powell in adventures not based on any of Buchan's other novels.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Not to be confused with the Hitchcock film The 39 Steps, or several other films named The 39 Steps (The 39 Steps (1959), The 39 Steps (2008)).
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Bait-and-Switch: The film's middle act rounds out with Hannay's ally David being killed by the assassins and Hannay himself being shot. It then cuts to a scene where it's reported in the newspapers that Hannay is dead. Sir Walter Bullivant and the superintendent spread the story themselves to keep secret the fact that Hannay survived and they were secretly smuggling him back to England to learn what he uncovered in Scotland.
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Big Bad: Edmund Appleton
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Clock Tower: St. Stephen's Tower is featured in the climax.
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Decoy Protagonist: The film opens with Scudder carrying out his investigations and evading the assassins as they hunt him. He realises with horror when his contacts are killed that time is running out for him and he seeks help from Hannay.
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