49th Parallel (1941)
THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!
1941 · NR · 2h 3m · War, Thriller
Genres: 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.
Director: Michael Powell
Writers: Emeric Pressburger
Music by: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Cinematography: Freddie Young
Editor: David Lean
Box office: $5M · Rated 7/10 by 126 viewers
Cast
Leslie Howard as Philip Armstrong ScottLaurence Olivier as Johnnie, the TrapperRaymond Massey as Andy BrockAnton Walbrook as PeterEric Portman as Lieutenant HirthRaymond Lovell as Lieutenant KuhneckeRichard George as Kommandant BernsdorffNiall MacGinnis as VogelPeter Moore as KranzJohn Chandos as LohrmannFinlay Currie as The FactorGlynis Johns as AnnaMore like this
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