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What was this 60s film?amm

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Whingey Sun 01-Sept-24 09:11:03

Man running away from another man up the stairs to Big Ben. Hides under the 🔔 just a minute before 12 o clock strikes 😨

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JamesandJon33 Sat 07-Sept-24 13:12:11

Calendargirl In the Kenneth More film the 39 steps lead up the Big Ben tower

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Nannarose Sat 07-Sept-24 14:16:22

Just an example of completely changing the book! In the days before google, I had such an argument with someone about this - but I knew I was right as I'd read the book and not seen any film version!

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Calendargirl Sat 07-Sept-24 14:23:40

JamesandJon33

Calendargirl In the Kenneth More film the 39 steps lead up the Big Ben tower

No, they never went to Big Ben.

That was the Robert Powell version.

In the Kenneth More one, he and the girl (Miss Fisher) went to the Palace Theatre to see Mr Memory perform, as he had all the information in his head.

They never went up any steps that I could make out.

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JamesandJon33 Sat 07-Sept-24 14:25:53

Good grief how many films were there, and all not like the book

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Calendargirl Sat 07-Sept-24 14:27:38

Calendargirl

Without looking it up, I think the three versions starred Robert Donat, Kenneth More and Robert Powell.

Then there was another tv version with Rupert Penry Jones, (maybe spelled incorrectly).

These are the different versions.

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