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.
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Leslie HowardPhilip Armstrong Scott
Laurence OlivierJohnnie, the Trapper
Raymond MasseyAndy Brock
Adolf WohlbrückPeter
Eric PortmanLieutenant Hirth
Raymond LovellLieutenant KuhneckeRichard GeorgeKommandant Bernsdorff
Niall MacGinnisVogelPeter MooreKranzJohn ChandosLohrmann
Finlay CurrieThe Factor
Glynis JohnsAnnaKeywords
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What is 49th Parallel about?
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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49th Parallel has a runtime of 123 minutes.
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