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49th Parallel (1941)

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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.

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Director
Michael Powell
  • Profile picture of Leslie Howard
    Philip Armstrong Scott Leslie Howard
  • Profile picture of Laurence Olivier
    Johnnie, the Trapper Laurence Olivier
  • Profile picture of Raymond Massey
    Andy Brock Raymond Massey
  • Profile picture of Anton Walbrook
    Peter Anton Walbrook
  • Profile picture of Eric Portman
    Lieutenant Hirth Eric Portman
  • Profile picture of Raymond Lovell
    Lieutenant Kuhnecke Raymond Lovell
  • Profile picture of Niall MacGinnis
    Vogel Niall MacGinnis
  • Profile picture of Finlay Currie
    The Factor Finlay Currie

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