SYNOPSIS: The best known of Hitchcock’s British films, this civilized spy yarn follows the escapades of Richard Hannay (Robert Donat), who stumbles into a conspiracy that involves him in a hectic chase across the Scottish moors—a chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued. Adapted from John Buchan’s novel, this classic Hitchcock “wrong man” thriller encapsulates themes that anticipate the director’s biggest American films (especially North by Northwest), and is a standout among his early works.
| Richard Hannay | Robert Donat |
| Pamela | Madeleine Carroll |
| Annabella Smith | Lucie Mannheim |
| Professor Jordan | Godfrey Tearle |
| Margaret, the crofter's wife | Peggy Ashcroft |
| John, the crofter | John Laurie |
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Producer | Michael Balcon |
| From the novel by | John Buchan |
| Screenplay | Charles Bennett |
| Dialogue | Ian Hay |
| Continuity | Alma Reville |
| Art director | O. Werndoff |
| Editing | D.N. Twist |
| Recordist | A. Birch |
| Musical director | Louis Levy |
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