49th Parallel

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.

Trailer

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Cast and crew

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  Leslie HowardPhilip Armstrong Scott

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  Laurence OlivierJohnnie, the Trapper

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  Raymond MasseyAndy Brock

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  Anton WalbrookPeter

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  Eric PortmanLieutenant Hirth

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  Raymond LovellLieutenant Kuhnecke

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  Richard GeorgeKommandant Bernsdorff

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  Niall MacGinnisVogel

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  Peter MooreKranz

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  John ChandosLohrmann

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  Finlay CurrieThe Factor

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  Glynis JohnsAnna

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  Basil ApplebyJahner

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  Ley OnNick - the Eskimo

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  Charles VictorAndreas

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  Frederick PiperDavid

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  Tawera MoanaGeorge, the Indian

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  Eric ClaveringArt

Director

Michael Powell

Writer

Emeric Pressburger

Music

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Cinematography

Freddie Young