49th Parallel poster
Basic Info
Release: November 24, 1941
Rating: ⭐ 6.9/10 (116 votes)
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49th Parallel (1941) Trailer

49th Parallel

1941 ⭐ 6.9/10 116 votes
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.

Genres
War Thriller
Production Countries
  • United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
  • German de
  • French fr
  • English en
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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
Peter Moore
Kranz
John Chandos
Lohrmann
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
The Factor
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Anna
Crew
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Director
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Music
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
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