49th Parallel

Name: 49th Parallel
Released: 1941

Release: Nov 24, 1941
Rating: 6.9/10 (TMDB)
Runtime: 123 min
Status: Released
Language: English
Budget: $140,000
Revenue: $5,275,000
Director: Michael Powell
Writer: Emeric Pressburger

Thriller WWI War

Synopsis

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.