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49th Parallel poster

49th Parallel (1941)

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

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.

Release: 1941-11-24
Runtime: 123 min
Rating: 6.9 / 10
Cast
Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
Philip Armstrong Scott
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Andy Brock
Anton Walbrook
Anton Walbrook
Peter
Eric Portman
Eric Portman
Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell
Raymond Lovell
Lieutenant Kuhnecke
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Richard George
Kommandant Bernsdorff
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
Vogel
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Peter Moore
Kranz
John Chandos
John Chandos
Lohrmann
Finlay Currie
Finlay Currie
The Factor
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Anna
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Basil Appleby
Jahner
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Ley On
Nick - the Eskimo
Charles Victor
Charles Victor
Andreas
Frederick Piper
Frederick Piper
David
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Tawera Moana
George, the Indian
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Eric Clavering
Art