49th Parallel (1941)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.754 |
Directed By
Michael Powell
Crew
Michael Powell
David Lean
David Rawnsley
Muir Mathieson
Michael Powell
Henty Henty-Creer
Emeric Pressburger
A.W. Watkins
Walter Darling
C. C. Stevens
Hugh Stewart
Skeets Kelly
George Blackler
Freddie Young
Peter Cushing
Jim Body
Sydney Streeter
Harold Boxall
Nugent M. Clougher
John Sutro
Roland Gillett
Arthur Seabourne
George H. Brown
Osmond Borradaile
Frederick Pusey
Emeric Pressburger
Rodney Ackland
Emeric Pressburger
TOP CAST
Leslie Howard
Philip Armstrong Scott
Laurence Olivier
Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey
Andy Brock
Anton Walbrook
Peter
Eric Portman
Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell
Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Richard George
Kommandant Bernsdorff
Niall MacGinnis
Vogel
Peter Moore
Kranz
John Chandos
Lohrmann
Finlay Currie
The Factor
Glynis Johns
Anna
Basil Appleby
Jahner
Ley On
Nick - the Eskimo
Charles Victor
Andreas
Frederick Piper
David
Tawera Moana
George, the Indian
Eric Clavering
Art
Charles Rolfe
Bob
Theodore Salt
A United States Customs Officer
O.W. Fonger
A United States Customs Officer
George Alexander
Cameo
Robert Beatty
RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)
Eric Berry
Nazi Radio Announcer
Gron Davies
Officer on Submarine
Leslie Falardeau
Aviator on Seaplane
Lionel Grose
Undetermined Role
Stuart Latham
Second Nazi Radio Announcer
Norman Luxton
Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day
Vincent Massey
Prologue Narrator (voice)
Percy Parsons
Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist
Gerry Wilmot
Canadian Radio Announcer
Jack Hynes
Aviator on Seaplane
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