«49th Parallel (1941)»

49th Parallel (1941)

Release Date: Oct 1941
Genres: War / Thriller / Drama
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations
Runtime: 123 min.
Cast: Richard George (Kommandant Bernsdorff), Eric Portman (Lieutenant Hirth), Raymond Lovell (Lieutenant Kuhnecke), Niall MacGinnis (Vogel), Peter Moore (Kranz), John Chandos (Lohrmann), Basil Appleby (Jahner), Laurence Olivier (Johnnie - the Trapper), Finlay Currie (The Factor), Ley On (Nick - the Eskimo), Anton Walbrook (Peter), Glynis Johns (Anna), Charles Victor (Andreas), Frederick Piper (David), Leslie Howard (Philip Armstrong Scott), Tawera Moana (George - the Indian), Eric Clavering (Art), Charles Rolfe (Bob), Raymond Massey (Andy Brock), Theodore Salt (A United States Customs Officer), O.W. Fonger (A United States Customs Officer), Robert Beatty (RCMP 'Mountie' in Alberta (voice)), Eric Berry (Nazi Radio Announcer (uncredited)), Gron Davies (Officer on Submarine (uncredited)), Leslie Falardeau (Aviator on Seaplane (uncredited)), Lionel Grose (Undetermined Role (uncredited)), Jack Hynes (Aviator on Seaplane (uncredited)), Stuart Latham (Second Nazi Radio Announcer (uncredited)), Norman Luxton (Man in fringed jacket on balcony at...), Vincent Massey (Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)), Percy Parsons (Hi-Jacked Canadian Motorist (uncredited)), Gerry Wilmot (Canadian Radio Announcer (uncredited))
49th Parallels

Storyline

A damaged U-boat is stranded in a Canadian bay in the early years of World War II. The Fanatical Nazi captain and his crew must reach the neutral United States or be captured. Along the way they meet a variety of characters each with their own views on the war and nationalism. In this film Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger show their ideas of why the United States should join the Allied fight against the Nazis.

Resolution Codec Bitrate FPS Size Language Subtitles
710x400 px DivX 781 kbps 25 1119 MB English No
480x320 px MPEG 4 450 kbps 25 537 MB English No

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