49th Parallel
1941 · 123 min
War · Thriller
★ 7.0Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Michael Powell
- Screenplay Emeric Pressburger
- Director of Photography Freddie Young
Cast
Leslie Howard
Philip Armstrong Scott
Laurence Olivier
Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey
Andy Brock
Anton Walbrook
Peter
Eric Portman
Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell
Lieutenant Kuhnecke
- R
Richard George
Kommandant Bernsdorff
Niall MacGinnis
Vogel
- P
Peter Moore
Kranz
John Chandos
Lohrmann
Finlay Currie
The Factor
Glynis Johns
Anna
Crew
- Director — Michael Powell
- Screenplay — Emeric Pressburger
- Director of Photography — Freddie Young
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