49th Parallel

Original title: 49th Parallel

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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.

49th Parallel cast

Leslie Howard

Character:

Philip Armstrong Scott
Laurence Olivier

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Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey

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Andy Brock
Anton Walbrook

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Peter
Eric Portman

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Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell

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Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Richard George

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Kommandant Bernsdorff
Niall MacGinnis

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Vogel
Peter Moore

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Kranz
John Chandos

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Lohrmann
Finlay Currie

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The Factor
Glynis Johns

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Anna
Basil Appleby

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Jahner
Ley On

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Nick - the Eskimo
Charles Victor

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Andreas
Frederick Piper

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David
Tawera Moana

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George, the Indian
Eric Clavering

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Art
Charles Rolfe

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Bob
Theodore Salt

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A United States Customs Officer
O.W. Fonger

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A United States Customs Officer
George Alexander

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Cameo
Robert Beatty

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RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)
Eric Berry

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Nazi Radio Announcer
Gron Davies

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Officer on Submarine
Leslie Falardeau

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Aviator on Seaplane
Lionel Grose

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Undetermined Role
Stuart Latham

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Second Nazi Radio Announcer
Norman Luxton

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Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day
Vincent Massey

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Prologue Narrator (voice)
Percy Parsons

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Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist
Gerry Wilmot

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Canadian Radio Announcer
Jack Hynes

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Aviator on Seaplane