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49th Parallel

1941

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49th Parallel

Genre: WarThriller

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Runtime: 123 min

Average vote: 6.906

Release date: 1941-11-24

Production Countries: GB

Director: Michael Powell

Plot:

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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