49th Parallel (1941)

49th Parallel (1941)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1941-11-24 United Kingdom 123 Min. PG-13
7 110 votes
War, Thriller

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.

Cast

Leslie Howard is Philip Armstrong Scott
Philip Armstrong Scott
Laurence Olivier is Johnnie, the Trapper
Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey is Andy Brock
Andy Brock
Eric Portman is Lieutenant Hirth
Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell is Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Richard George is Kommandant Bernsdorff
Kommandant Bernsdorff
Peter Moore is Kranz
Kranz
John Chandos is Lohrmann
Lohrmann
Finlay Currie is The Factor
The Factor
Basil Appleby is Jahner
Jahner
Ley On is Nick - the Eskimo
Nick - the Eskimo
Charles Victor is Andreas
Andreas
Tawera Moana is George, the Indian
George, the Indian
Theodore Salt is A United States Customs Officer
A United States Customs Officer
O.W. Fonger is A United States Customs Officer
A United States Customs Officer
Robert Beatty is RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)
RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)
Eric Berry is Nazi Radio Announcer
Nazi Radio Announcer
Gron Davies is Officer on Submarine
Officer on Submarine
Leslie Falardeau is Aviator on Seaplane
Aviator on Seaplane
Lionel Grose is Undetermined Role
Undetermined Role
Stuart Latham is Second Nazi Radio Announcer
Second Nazi Radio Announcer
Norman Luxton is Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day
Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day
Vincent Massey is Prologue Narrator (voice)
Prologue Narrator (voice)
Percy Parsons is Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist
Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist
Gerry Wilmot is Canadian Radio Announcer
Canadian Radio Announcer
Jack Hynes is Aviator on Seaplane
Aviator on Seaplane