49th Parallel

49th Parallel (1941)

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

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.

Date of release
1941-11-24
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (131)
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
War, Thriller
Director
Michael Powell

Casting

  • 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
  • Richard George — Kommandant Bernsdorff
  • Niall MacGinnis — Vogel
  • Peter Moore — Kranz
  • John Chandos — Lohrmann
  • Finlay Currie — The Factor
  • Glynis Johns — Anna

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