49th Parallel

In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.

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Release date

24 Nov 1941

Runtime

2 h 3 min

• TMDB 7.0

Genres

• War
• Thriller

Director

Michael Powell

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Countries

• GB

Cast

Leslie Howardas Philip Armstrong ScottLaurence Olivieras Johnnie, the TrapperRaymond Masseyas Andy BrockAnton Walbrookas PeterEric Portmanas Lieutenant HirthRaymond Lovellas Lieutenant KuhneckeRGRichard Georgeas Kommandant BernsdorffNiall MacGinnisas VogelPMPeter Mooreas KranzJohn Chandosas Lohrmann

Writers

Emeric Pressburger

Cinematography

Freddie Young

Studios

OFOrtus Films

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