49th Parallel (1942)

04/09/1942 2h 3m

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Leslie Howard

as Philip Armstrong Scott

Born 04/03/1893

Died 06/01/1943, age

Laurence Olivier

as Johnnie, the Trapper

Born 05/22/1907

Died 07/11/1989, age

Raymond Massey

as Andy Brock

Born 08/28/1896

Died 07/29/1983, age

Niall MacGinnis

as Vogel

Born 03/29/1913

Died 01/06/1977, age

Finlay Currie

as The Factor

Born 01/19/1878

Died 05/09/1968, age

Glynis Johns

as Anna

Born 10/05/1923

Died 01/04/2024, age

Robert Beatty

as RCMP Mountie in Alberta (voice)

Born 10/19/1909

Died 03/03/1992, age