49th Parallel
49th Parallel

49th Parallel (24/11/1941)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Ortus Films

Pays de production

United Kingdom

Genres

War, Thriller

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Adolf Wohlbrück

Adolf Wohlbrück

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Raymond Lovell

Raymond Lovell