49th Parallel (1941)

49th Parallel (1941)

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN! 1941-11-24 United Kingdom 123 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Leslie Howard is Philip Armstrong Scott
Philip Armstrong Scott
Laurence Olivier is Johnnie, the Trapper
Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey is Andy Brock
Andy Brock
Eric Portman is Lieutenant Hirth
Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell is Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Richard George is Kommandant Bernsdorff
Kommandant Bernsdorff
John Chandos is Lohrmann
Lohrmann
Finlay Currie is The Factor
The Factor