49th Parallel (1941)

49th Parallel
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  • Genre: Thriller War
  • Running time: 123 min
  • Premiere: 24th of November 1941

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

Laurence Olivier
as Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey
as Andy Brock
Leslie Howard
as Philip Armstrong Scott
Robert Beatty
as RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)
Finlay Currie
as The Factor
Eric Portman
as Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell
as Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Stuart Latham
as Second Nazi Radio Announcer

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