Poster of 49th Parallel

49th Parallel

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

Original Language: en

Genres: Unknown Genre

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Popularity:

7.734

Cast Members

Leslie Howard

Philip Armstrong Scott

Laurence Olivier

Johnnie, the Trapper

Raymond Massey

Andy Brock

Eric Portman

Lieutenant Hirth

Raymond Lovell

Lieutenant Kuhnecke

Richard George

Kommandant Bernsdorff

Finlay Currie

The Factor

Ley On

Nick - the Eskimo

Tawera Moana

George, the Indian

Theodore Salt

A United States Customs Officer

O.W. Fonger

A United States Customs Officer

Robert Beatty

RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)

Eric Berry

Nazi Radio Announcer

Gron Davies

Officer on Submarine

Leslie Falardeau

Aviator on Seaplane

Lionel Grose

Undetermined Role

Stuart Latham

Second Nazi Radio Announcer

Norman Luxton

Man in fringed jacket on balcony at Banff Indian Day

Vincent Massey

Prologue Narrator (voice)

Percy Parsons

Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist

Gerry Wilmot

Canadian Radio Announcer

Jack Hynes

Aviator on Seaplane