49th Parallel
“THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!”
6.9
1941
2h 3m
WarThriller
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.
Key Crew
Director
Michael Powell
Producers
Michael Powell
Writers
Emeric Pressburger
Cinematography
Freddie Young
Cast (33)
Leslie Howard
Philip Armstrong Scott
Laurence Olivier
Johnnie, the Trapper
