49th Parallel (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.
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Leslie Howard
as Philip Armstrong Scott
as Philip Armstrong Scott
Laurence Olivier
as Johnnie, the Trapper
as Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey
as Andy Brock
as Andy Brock
Anton Walbrook
as Peter
as Peter
Eric Portman
as Lieutenant Hirth
as Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell
as Lieutenant Kuhnecke
as Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Richard George
as Kommandant Bernsdorff
as Kommandant Bernsdorff
Niall MacGinnis
as Vogel
as Vogel
Peter Moore
as Kranz
as Kranz
John Chandos
as Lohrmann
as Lohrmann
Finlay Currie
as The Factor
as The Factor
Glynis Johns
as Anna
as Anna
Basil Appleby
as Jahner
as Jahner
Ley On
as Nick - the Eskimo
as Nick - the Eskimo
Charles Victor
as Andreas
as Andreas
Frederick Piper
as David
as David
Tawera Moana
as George, the Indian
as George, the Indian
Eric Clavering
as Art
as Art
Charles Rolfe
as Bob
as Bob
Theodore Salt
as A United States Customs Officer
as A United States Customs Officer
O.W. Fonger
as A United States Customs Officer
as A United States Customs Officer
George Alexander
as Cameo
as Cameo
Robert Beatty
as RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)
as RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)
Eric Berry
as Nazi Radio Announcer
as Nazi Radio Announcer
Gron Davies
as Officer on Submarine
as Officer on Submarine
Leslie Falardeau
as Aviator on Seaplane
as Aviator on Seaplane
Lionel Grose
as Undetermined Role
as Undetermined Role
Stuart Latham
as Second Nazi Radio Announcer
as Second Nazi Radio Announcer
Norman Luxton
as Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day
as Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day
Vincent Massey
as Prologue Narrator (voice)
as Prologue Narrator (voice)
Percy Parsons
as Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist
as Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist
Gerry Wilmot
as Canadian Radio Announcer
as Canadian Radio Announcer
Jack Hynes
as Aviator on Seaplane
as Aviator on Seaplane
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Michael Powell
Director
Director
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Music
Music
David Lean
Editor
Editor
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Music Director
A.W. Watkins
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
C. C. Stevens
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Walter Darling
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
David Rawnsley
Art Direction
Art Direction
Hugh Stewart
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Skeets Kelly
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Henty Henty-Creer
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay
Screenplay
Michael Powell
Producer
Producer
Freddie Young
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
George Blackler
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Peter Cushing
Props
Props
Jim Body
Clapper Loader
Clapper Loader
John Sutro
Other
Other
Harold Boxall
Production Manager
Production Manager
Roland Gillett
Assistant Production Manager
Assistant Production Manager
George H. Brown
Assistant Production Manager
Assistant Production Manager
Nugent M. Clougher
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Arthur Seabourne
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Sydney Streeter
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
Frederick Pusey
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
Osmond Borradaile
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Emeric Pressburger
Original Story
Original Story
Rodney Ackland
Scenario Writer
Scenario Writer
Emeric Pressburger
Scenario Writer
Scenario Writer
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