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49th Parallel

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!
Nov 24, 1941 · 2h 3m
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War
Thriller

PLOT

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.

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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
Richard George
Kommandant Bernsdorff
Niall MacGinnis
Vogel
Directed by Michael Powell

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$140,000
Revenue
$5,275,000
Production
Ortus Films
Country
GB

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