49th Parallel
Release Date: 1941-11-24
Rating : 6.906/10
Duration : 123 minutes
Genres : War, Thriller
Director : Michael Powell
Writer : Emeric Pressburger
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.
Cast
Leslie Howard
Laurence Olivier
Raymond Massey
Anton Walbrook
Eric Portman
Raymond Lovell