49th Parallel
THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!
1941 · 2h 3m · Not Rated
Thriller, War
Directed by
Michael Powell
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.
Director and cast
- Michael Powell Director
- Laurence Olivier as Johnnie - the Trapper
- Leslie Howard as Philip Armstrong Scott
- Raymond Massey as Andy Brock
- Eric Portman as Lieutenant Hirth
- Anton Walbrook as Peter
- Raymond Lovell as Lieutenant Kuhnecke
- Richard George as Kommandant Bernsdorff
- Niall MacGinnis as Vogel
- Peter Moore as Kranz
- John Chandos Cast
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