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04/11/1978 Mystery, Thriller 1h 42m
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Every second counts in the adventure of a lifetime!

Overview

The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbours, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that Prussian 'sleeper' agents are planning to pre-start World War I by murdering a visiting foreign minister. However, Scudder is murdered and Hannay is framed for the death by the 'sleepers'. Fleeing to Scotland Hannay attempts to clear his name and to stop the agents with the aid of Alex Mackenzie but not only is he is chased by Chief Supt Lomas for Scudder's death but by the agents who are headed by Appleton who has managed to hide himself in a high-placed position in the British Government...

  1. Don Sharp

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Powell

    Richard Hannay

  2. David Warner

    Sir Edmund Appleton

  3. Eric Porter

    Chief Superintendent Lomas

  4. Karen Dotrice

    Alex Mackenzie

  5. John Mills

    Scudder

  6. George Baker

    Sir Walter Bullivant

  7. Ronald Pickup

    Bayliss

  8. Donald Pickering

    Marshall

  9. Timothy West

    Porton

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-12-31
“Hannay” (Robert Powell) might have wished he hadn’t answered his front door when he encounters the fleeing “Scudder” (Sir John Mills) who seeks shelter in his flat. Quickly, he has regaled his host with tales of international espionage, murder and duplicity and before he knows it, “Hannay” is on a train heading for the highlands with the police and some murderous spies in hot pursuit. Luckily, he is quite a quick-witted sort of a gent, and so when he stumbles upon a grouse shoot at a grand country estate, he manages to befriend “Alex” (Karen Dotrice) and “David” (Miles A...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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