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70% Critic Match
49th Parallel
“THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!”
7.0 / 10• 1941• 2h 3m•NR• English
WarThriller
Storyline
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 & Crew
Leslie Howard
Philip Armstrong Scott
Lead
Laurence Olivier
Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey
Andy Brock
Anton Walbrook
Peter
Eric Portman
Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell
Lieutenant Kuhnecke
RG
Richard George
Kommandant Bernsdorff
Niall MacGinnis
Vogel
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Powell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. 49th Parallel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
