49th Parallel

49th Parallel

123 mins | Drama, Thriller, Adventure, War | Nov. 24, 1941

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.

49th Parallel

123 mins | Drama, Thriller, Adventure, War | Nov. 24, 1941

49th Parallel
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Ortus Films
Original title 49th Parallel
Directors Arthur Seabourne, Michael Powell
Writers Rodney Ackland, Emeric Pressburger

Cast

Leslie Howard

as Philip Armstrong Scott

Laurence Olivier

as Johnnie, the Trapper

Raymond Massey

as Andy Brock

Eric Portman

as Lieutenant Hirth

Raymond Lovell

as Lieutenant Kuhnecke

Richard George

as Kommandant Bernsdorff

Niall MacGinnis

as Vogel

Peter Moore

as Kranz

John Chandos

as Lohrmann

Finlay Currie

as The Factor

Glynis Johns

as Anna

Basil Appleby

as Jahner

Ley On

as Nick - the Eskimo

Charles Victor

as Andreas

Frederick Piper

as David

Tawera Moana

as George, the Indian

Charles Rolfe

as Bob

Theodore Salt

as A United States Customs Officer

O.W. Fonger

as A United States Customs Officer

George Alexander

as Cameo

Robert Beatty

as RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)

Eric Berry

as Nazi Radio Announcer

Gron Davies

as Officer on Submarine

Leslie Falardeau

as Aviator on Seaplane

Lionel Grose

as Undetermined Role

Stuart Latham

as Second Nazi Radio Announcer

Norman Luxton

as Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day

Vincent Massey

as Prologue Narrator (voice)

Percy Parsons

as Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist

Gerry Wilmot

as Canadian Radio Announcer

Jack Hynes

as Aviator on Seaplane