49th Parallel

Rating: 7/10

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.

Release Date: 1941-11-24

Top Cast

Leslie Howard

Laurence Olivier

Raymond Massey

Anton Walbrook

Eric Portman

Raymond Lovell

Richard George

Niall MacGinnis

Peter Moore

John Chandos

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