49th Parallel

Year: 1941

Runtime: 123 mins

Language: English

Director: Michael Powell

WarThriller

During the early months of World II a German U‑boat is sunk in Hudson Bay. Lieutenant Hirth leads a small crew of German soldiers northward, hoping to slip across the still‑neutral U.S. border. Along the frozen wilderness they encounter a French‑Canadian trapper, a Hutterite community leader, an author named Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock, each playing a role in the desperate chase.

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