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THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN! - 49th Parallel
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Title: 49th Parallel

Release Date: 24 Nov 1941

Runtime: 2h 3m

Genre: War, Thriller

Director: Ortus Films

Production Companies: Ortus Films

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.9 (106 votes)

Cast

  • Philip Armstrong Scott: Leslie Howard
  • Johnnie, the Trapper: Laurence Olivier
  • Andy Brock: Raymond Massey
  • Peter: Anton Walbrook
  • Lieutenant Hirth: Eric Portman
  • Lieutenant Kuhnecke: Raymond Lovell
  • Kommandant Bernsdorff: Richard George
  • Vogel: Niall MacGinnis
  • Kranz: Peter Moore
  • Lohrmann: John Chandos
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