The 39 steps is a 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. It is about a civilian in London who got caught up in preventing an organization of spies called the 39 Steps from stealing British military secrets. After being mistakenly accused of the murder of a counter-espionage agent, the man goes on the run to Scotland and becomes tangled up with an attractive woman in the hopes of stopping the spy ring and clearing his name.
Sources stated “The British Film Institute ranked this film the fourth best British film of the 20th century. In 2004, Total Film named it the 21st greatest British movie ever made, and in 2011 ranked it the second-best book-to-film adaptation of all time.” Later on around 2017, it was ranked the 13tg best British Film. As you can see, with these rankings, you can see how good of a film The 39 Steps is.
I didn’t like this movie that much. It wasn’t bad, but it really did not interest me like the other movies shown in class. I also did not like the fact that it was all black and white. I know it’s a really old film, but still. While watching this film, I was thinking about some of the scenes. Some parts did not make sense to me.
For the presentation presented in class, I thought that it was good. It seems like all the students knew what they were talking about and really enjoyed the film. I also thought that it was really long. I thought the movie itself was really interesting, the way they described it but also very sad. Father comes home and don’t know who his family are.
The summary of this film is…. “Fred, Al and Homer are three World War II veterans facing difficulties as they re-enter civilian life. Fred (Dana Andrews) is a war hero who, unable to compete with more highly skilled workers, has to return to his low-wage soda jerk job. Bank executive Al (Fredric March) gets into trouble for offering favorable loans to veterans. After losing both hands in the war, Homer (Harold Russell) returns to his loving fiancée, but must struggle to adjust.”
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Don’t be afraid to include some videos & more pictures. You used this post to recount the movies we discussed in class but failed to include anything in the textbook or even the Hay’s code. I’m glad you included your opinions on the film, but I think you should have gone more into your reasoning for why you felt a certain way instead of summarizing the films. Opinions are great, but including historical relevance or other interesting facts would be best for your next post.
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