49th Parallel

49th Parallel

1941
2h 3m
6.9

6.9/10

118 votes • View on IMDb
War Thriller

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $140,000

Revenue: $5,275,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ortus Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
German French English

Keywords

canada airplane nazi escape propaganda world war ii mountain impostor war propaganda impersonation

Quick Facts

Release Date November 24, 1941
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0033627

Cast

Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard

Philip Armstrong Scott

Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier

Johnnie, the Trapper

Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey

Andy Brock

Anton Walbrook
Anton Walbrook

Peter

Eric Portman
Eric Portman

Lieutenant Hirth

Raymond Lovell
Raymond Lovell

Lieutenant Kuhnecke

Richard George
Richard George

Kommandant Bernsdorff

Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis

Vogel

Peter Moore
Peter Moore

Kranz

John Chandos
John Chandos

Lohrmann

Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie

The Factor

Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns

Anna

Key Crew

Michael Powell
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay
Michael Powell
Producer