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  • 49th Parallel (1941)
  • Not Rated
    123 min | Drama, Thriller, War
49th Parallel (1941)
Not Rated
123 min | Drama, Thriller, War

A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.
Director
Writers
Emeric Pressburger (original story by) (original screenplay by) (scenario by) | Rodney Ackland (scenario by)
Producer
Michael Powell (produced by)
Cinematographer
Freddie Young (as Frederick Young)
Editor
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Release date
Apr 9, 1942 (United States)

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Cast

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Richard George
Kommandant Bernsdorff (The U-Boat Crew) Kommandant Bernsdorff (The U-Boat Crew)   See fewer
Eric Portman
Lieutenant Hirth (The U-Boat Crew) Lieutenant Hirth (The U-Boat Crew)   See fewer
Raymond Lovell
Lieutenant Kuhnecke (The U-Boat Crew) Lieutenant Kuhnecke (The U-Boat Crew)   See fewer
Niall MacGinnis
Vogel (The U-Boat Crew) Vogel (The U-Boat Crew)   See fewer
Peter Moore
Kranz (The U-Boat Crew) Kranz (The U-Boat Crew)   See fewer
John Chandos
Lohrmann (The U-Boat Crew) Lohrmann (The U-Boat Crew)   See fewer
Basil Appleby
Jahner (The U-Boat Crew) Jahner (The U-Boat Crew)   See fewer
Laurence Olivier
Johnnie, the Trapper (The Canadians) Johnnie, the Trapper (The Canadians)   See fewer
Finlay Currie
The Factor (The Canadians) The Factor (The Canadians)   See fewer
Ley On
Nick, the Eskimo (The Canadians) Nick, the Eskimo (The Canadians)   See fewer
Anton Walbrook
Peter (The Canadians) Peter (The Canadians)   See fewer
Glynis Johns
Anna (The Canadians) Anna (The Canadians)   See fewer
Charles Victor
Andreas (The Canadians) Andreas (The Canadians)   See fewer
Frederick Piper
David (The Canadians) David (The Canadians)   See fewer
Leslie Howard
Philip Armstrong Scott (The Canadians) Philip Armstrong Scott (The Canadians)   See fewer
Tawera Moana
George, the Indian (The Canadians) George, the Indian (The Canadians)   See fewer
Eric Clavering
Art (The Canadians) Art (The Canadians)   See fewer
Charles Rolfe
Bob (The Canadians) Bob (The Canadians)   See fewer
Raymond Massey
Andy Brock (The Canadians) Andy Brock (The Canadians)   See fewer
Theodore Salt
A United States Customs Officer A United States Customs Officer   See fewer
O.W. Fonger
A United States Customs Officer A United States Customs Officer   See fewer
Elisabeth Bergner
Anna (replaced by Glynis Johns) (scenes deleted) Anna (replaced by Glynis Johns) (scenes deleted)   See fewer
George Alexander
Cameo Appearance (uncredited) Cameo Appearance (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Beatty
RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice) (uncredited) RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Berry
Nazi Radio Announcer (uncredited) Nazi Radio Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Gron Davies
Officer on Submarine (uncredited) Officer on Submarine (uncredited)   See fewer
Leslie Falardeau
Aviator on Seaplane (uncredited) Aviator on Seaplane (uncredited)   See fewer
Toni Gable
Hutterite Woman (uncredited) Hutterite Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lionel Grose
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Hynes
Aviator on Seaplane (uncredited) Aviator on Seaplane (uncredited)   See fewer
Stuart Latham
Second Nazi Radio Announcer (uncredited) Second Nazi Radio Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Norman Luxton
Man in Fringed Jacket on Balcony at Banff Indian Day (uncredited) Man in Fringed Jacket on Balcony at Banff Indian Day (uncredited)   See fewer
Vincent Massey
Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Percy Parsons
Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist (uncredited) Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerry Wilmot
Canadian Radio Announcer (uncredited) Canadian Radio Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
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