49th Parallel

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Leslie HowardPhilip Armstrong Scott

Laurence OlivierJohnnie, the Trapper

Raymond MasseyAndy Brock

Anton WalbrookPeter

Eric PortmanLieutenant Hirth

Raymond LovellLieutenant Kuhnecke

Richard George

Richard GeorgeKommandant Bernsdorff

Niall MacGinnisVogel

Peter Moore

Peter MooreKranz

John ChandosLohrmann

Finlay CurrieThe Factor

Glynis JohnsAnna