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49th Parallel

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

  • Movie
  • 1941
  • NR
  • 2h 3m

Directed by Michael Powell

7.0

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7.0 out of 10 from 131 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Leslie Howard

    Leslie HowardPhilip Armstrong Scott

  • Laurence Olivier

    Laurence OlivierJohnnie, the Trapper

  • Raymond Massey

    Raymond MasseyAndy Brock

  • Anton Walbrook

    Anton WalbrookPeter

  • Eric Portman

    Eric PortmanLieutenant Hirth

  • Raymond Lovell

    Raymond LovellLieutenant Kuhnecke

  • Richard GeorgeKommandant Bernsdorff

  • Niall MacGinnis

    Niall MacGinnisVogel

  • Peter MooreKranz

  • John Chandos

    John ChandosLohrmann

  • Finlay Currie

    Finlay CurrieThe Factor

  • Glynis Johns

    Glynis JohnsAnna

  • Basil ApplebyJahner

  • Ley OnNick - the Eskimo

  • Charles Victor

    Charles VictorAndreas

  • Frederick Piper

    Frederick PiperDavid

  • Tawera MoanaGeorge, the Indian

  • Eric ClaveringArt

Director
Michael Powell
Writer
Emeric Pressburger
Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Cinematography
Freddie Young