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49th Parallel

49th Parallel

1941, Movie, 2h 3min

At once a compelling piece of anti-isolationist propaganda and a quick-witted wartime thriller, 49TH PARALLEL is a classic early work from the inimitable British filmmaking team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. When a Nazi U-boat crew, headed by the ruthless Eric Portman, is stranded in Canada during the thick of World War II, the men evade capture by hiding out in a series of rural communities, before trying to cross the border into the still-neutral United States. Both soul-stirring and delightfully entertaining, 49TH PARALLEL features a colorful cast of characters played by larger-than-life actors Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook, and Leslie Howard.

Country: United Kingdom

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Laurence Olivier,

Niall MacGinnis,

Frederick Piper

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...one of the more engrossing, exciting war thrillers of its time.

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49th Parallel was released in theaters on November 24, 1941.