Genres
Duration
123 min
Director
Michael Powell
Rating
6.9
Release Date
November 24, 1941
49th Parallel
Original title: 49th Parallel
Watch 49th Parallel – Streaming Availability
HBO Max HBO Max Amazon Channel Criterion Channel TCM Amazon ChannelSynopsis
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
Character:
Johnnie, the Trapper
-
Raymond Massey
Character:
Andy Brock
-
Anton Walbrook
Character:
Peter
-
Eric Portman
Character:
Lieutenant Hirth
-
Raymond Lovell
Character:
Lieutenant Kuhnecke
-
Richard George
Character:
Kommandant Bernsdorff
-
Niall MacGinnis
Character:
Vogel
-
Peter Moore
Character:
Kranz
-
John Chandos
Character:
Lohrmann
-
Finlay Currie
Character:
The Factor
-
Glynis Johns
Character:
Anna
-
Basil Appleby
Character:
Jahner
-
Ley On
Character:
Nick - the Eskimo
-
Charles Victor
Character:
Andreas
-
Frederick Piper
Character:
David
-
Tawera Moana
Character:
George, the Indian
-
Eric Clavering
Character:
Art
-
Charles Rolfe
Character:
Bob
-
Theodore Salt
Character:
A United States Customs Officer
-
O.W. Fonger
Character:
A United States Customs Officer
-
George Alexander
Character:
Cameo
-
Robert Beatty
Character:
RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)
-
Eric Berry
Character:
Nazi Radio Announcer
-
Gron Davies
Character:
Officer on Submarine
-
Leslie Falardeau
Character:
Aviator on Seaplane
-
Lionel Grose
Character:
Undetermined Role
-
Stuart Latham
Character:
Second Nazi Radio Announcer
-
Norman Luxton
Character:
Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day
-
Vincent Massey
Character:
Prologue Narrator (voice)
-
Percy Parsons
Character:
Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist
-
Gerry Wilmot
Character:
Canadian Radio Announcer
-
Jack Hynes
Character:
Aviator on Seaplane
