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49th Parallel

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

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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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DirectorMichael Powell

Keywords

canadaairplanenaziescapepropagandaworld war iimountainimpostorwar propagandaimpersonation
Budget$140K
Box Office$5M

Cast

Leslie Howard as Philip Armstrong Scott

Leslie Howard

Philip Armstrong Scott

Laurence Olivier as Johnnie, the Trapper

Laurence Olivier

Johnnie, the Trapper

Raymond Massey as Andy Brock

Raymond Massey

Andy Brock

Anton Walbrook as Peter

Anton Walbrook

Peter

Eric Portman as Lieutenant Hirth

Eric Portman

Lieutenant Hirth

Raymond Lovell as Lieutenant Kuhnecke

Raymond Lovell

Lieutenant Kuhnecke

Richard George as Kommandant Bernsdorff

Richard George

Kommandant Bernsdorff

Niall MacGinnis as Vogel

Niall MacGinnis

Vogel

Peter Moore as Kranz

Peter Moore

Kranz

John Chandos as Lohrmann

John Chandos

Lohrmann