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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.
Original Release
11/24/1941
US Release
04/15/1942
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Leslie Howard | Philip Armstrong Scott |
Raymond Massey | Andy Brock |
Laurence Olivier | Johnnie - The Trapper / Johnnie, the Trapper |
Anton Walbrook | Peter |
Eric Portman | Lieutenant Ernst Hirth / Lieutenant Hirth |
Glynis Johns | Anna |
Niall MacGinnis | Vogel |
Finlay Currie | The Factor |
Raymond Lovell | Lieutenant Kuhnecke |
John Chandos | Lohrmann |
Directors
Writers
Emeric Pressburger, Rodney Ackland
Cast
Name | Character |
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Leslie Howard | Philip Armstrong Scott |
Raymond Massey | Andy Brock |
Laurence Olivier | Johnnie - The Trapper / Johnnie, the Trapper |
Anton Walbrook | Peter |
Eric Portman | Lieutenant Ernst Hirth / Lieutenant Hirth |
Glynis Johns | Anna |
Niall MacGinnis | Vogel |
Finlay Currie | The Factor |
Raymond Lovell | Lieutenant Kuhnecke |
John Chandos | Lohrmann |
Basil Appleby | Jahner |
Eric Clavering | Art |
Charles Victor | Andreas |
Ley On | Nick - the Eskimo |
Richard George | Kommandant Bernsdorff |
Peter Moore | Kranz |
Frederick Piper | David |
Tawera Moana | George - the Indian / George, the Indian |
Charles Rolfe | Bob |
O.W. Fonger | A United States Customs Officer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Powell | Producer |
George H. Brown | Producer |
Roland Gillett | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1943 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1943 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Won |
1943 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |