Director Michael Powell
Screenplay Emeric Pressburger
49th Parallel
Tagline: THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!
Release Date: 1941-11-24
Duration: 123 minutes
Synopsis
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.
Casting
- Glynis JohnsAnna
- Laurence OlivierJohnnie, the Trapper
- Robert BeattyRCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)
- Finlay CurrieThe Factor
- Raymond MasseyAndy Brock
- Eric PortmanLieutenant Hirth
- Leslie HowardPhilip Armstrong Scott
- Adolf WohlbrückPeter
- Niall MacGinnisVogel
- Frederick PiperDavid
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