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49th Parallel(1941)

NR11/24/1941 (GB)WarThriller2h 3m
69%

Movie Score

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

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.

Movie Cast

Leslie Howard photo

Leslie Howard

Philip Armstrong Scott

Laurence Olivier photo

Laurence Olivier

Johnnie, the Trapper

Raymond Massey photo

Raymond Massey

Andy Brock

Eric Portman photo

Eric Portman

Lieutenant Hirth

Raymond Lovell photo

Raymond Lovell

Lieutenant Kuhnecke

Richard George photo

Richard George

Kommandant Bernsdorff

John Chandos photo

John Chandos

Lohrmann

Finlay Currie photo

Finlay Currie

The Factor

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyOrtus Films

Original LanguageEnglish

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