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49th Parallel
1941 7.0 (107 votes) 2h 3m
Genres
War Thriller
Production Companies
Ortus Films

49th Parallel

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director: Michael Powell

Producer: Michael Powell

Screenplay: Emeric Pressburger

Director of Photography: Freddie Young

Top Cast

Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard

Philip Armstrong Scott

Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier

Johnnie, the Trapper

Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey

Andy Brock

Anton Walbrook
Anton Walbrook

Peter

Eric Portman
Eric Portman

Lieutenant Hirth

Raymond Lovell
Raymond Lovell

Lieutenant Kuhnecke

Richard George

Kommandant Bernsdorff

Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis

Vogel

Videos

49th Parallel (1941) Trailer

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