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49th Parallel (1941)

49th Parallel (1941)

Thriller War

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

Release Date: 1941, November 24
Directors: Michael Powell
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Ortus Films
Cast: Finlay Currie, Leslie Howard, Robert Beatty, Laurence Olivier, Glynis Johns, Niall MacGinnis, Raymond Massey, Richard George, Frederick Piper, Peter Moore, George Alexander, Charles Victor

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.

Keywords:

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