49th Parallel
110 reviews
War/Thriller
2h 3m
1941
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...
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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.
- DirectorMichael Powell
- Release24 November 1941
- Genre
- Duration2h 3m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate110 reviews
- Productions
Ortus Films
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

Niall MacGinnis
Vogel

Finlay Currie
The Factor

Glynis Johns
Anna

Charles Victor
Andreas

Frederick Piper
David

Robert Beatty
RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)

Stuart Latham
Second Nazi Radio Announcer
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