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49th Parallel

49th Parallel

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 24, 1941

Runtime

2h 3m

Genres

War, Thriller

User Score

70%

Original Title

49th Parallel

Production Companies

Ortus Films

Director

Michael Powell

Description

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.