49th Parallel

49th Parallel

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

NR 1941 · 123 min · ★ 7.0 · War, Thriller

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.

Directed by Michael Powell · Written by Emeric Pressburger

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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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