49th Parallel (1941)

7.0/10 • 123 min • War Thriller

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.

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

Niall MacGinnis

Vogel

John Chandos

Lohrmann

Finlay Currie

The Factor

Glynis Johns

Anna

Charles Victor

Andreas

Frederick Piper

David

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