49th Parallel

1941Rated7.02h 3mWar, Thriller

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.

Starring: Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey

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Cast

  • Leslie HowardPhilip Armstrong Scott
  • Laurence OlivierJohnnie, the Trapper
  • Raymond MasseyAndy Brock
  • Anton WalbrookPeter
  • Eric PortmanLieutenant Hirth
  • Raymond LovellLieutenant Kuhnecke
  • Richard GeorgeKommandant Bernsdorff
  • Niall MacGinnisVogel
  • Peter MooreKranz
  • John ChandosLohrmann

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