MOVIE
49th Parallel
“THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!”
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.
Release / first air1941-11-24
Original languageEN
GenresWar, Thriller
DirectorMichael Powell
WriterEmeric Pressburger
Budget$140,000
Revenue$5,275,000
ProductionOrtus Films
Cast & Crew
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Leslie HowardPhilip Armstrong Scott
Laurence OlivierJohnnie, the Trapper
Raymond MasseyAndy Brock
Anton WalbrookPeter
Eric PortmanLieutenant Hirth
Raymond LovellLieutenant Kuhnecke
Niall MacGinnisVogel
John ChandosLohrmannKeywords
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