49th Parallel poster

49th Parallel( 1941)

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THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Leslie Howard

      Philip Armstrong Scott

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      Laurence Olivier

      Johnnie, the Trapper

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      Raymond Massey

      Andy Brock

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      Anton Walbrook

      Peter

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      Eric Portman

      Lieutenant Hirth

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      Raymond Lovell

      Lieutenant Kuhnecke

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      Richard George

      Kommandant Bernsdorff

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      Niall MacGinnis

      Vogel

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      Peter Moore

      Kranz

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      John Chandos

      Lohrmann

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      Finlay Currie

      The Factor

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      Glynis Johns

      Anna

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      Basil Appleby

      Jahner

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      Ley On

      Nick - the Eskimo

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      Charles Victor

      Andreas

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      Frederick Piper

      David

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      Tawera Moana

      George, the Indian

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      Eric Clavering

      Art

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      Charles Rolfe

      Bob

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      Theodore Salt

      A United States Customs Officer

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      O.W. Fonger

      A United States Customs Officer

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      George Alexander

      Cameo

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      Robert Beatty

      RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)

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      Eric Berry

      Nazi Radio Announcer

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      Gron Davies

      Officer on Submarine

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      Leslie Falardeau

      Aviator on Seaplane

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      Lionel Grose

      Undetermined Role

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      Stuart Latham

      Second Nazi Radio Announcer

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      Norman Luxton

      Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day

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      Vincent Massey

      Prologue Narrator (voice)

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      Percy Parsons

      Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist

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      Gerry Wilmot

      Canadian Radio Announcer

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      Jack Hynes

      Aviator on Seaplane

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 25 2022
    A quirky war film for various reasons, this one. A Nazi submarine crew are raiding North Atlantic shipping when their submarine is destroyed near the Canadian coast. The crew of survivors - led by a curiously cast Eric Portman - take over an Hudson's bay Company post frequented by a French-Canadian Laurence Olivier and Finlay Currie - a redoubtable Scot who is determined not to to stand for this "invasion". What follows is a sightly haphazard series of stories depicting their attempt to make it back to the Fatherland - by just about every means of transport - barring an hot air balloon - known ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • canada
    • airplane
    • nazi
    • escape
    • propaganda
    • world war ii
    • mountain
    • impostor
    • war propaganda
    • impersonation