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Laurence Olivier | Johnnie - the Trapper | |
Leslie Howard | Philip Armstrong Scott | |
Raymond Massey | ||
Eric Portman | Lieutenant Hirth | |
Anton Walbrook | Peter | |
Richard George | Kommandant Bernsdorff | |
Raymond Lovell | Lieutenant Kuhnecke | |
Niall MacGinnis | Vogel | |
Peter Moore | Kranz | |
John Chandos | Lohrmann | |
Basil Appleby | Jahner | |
Finlay Currie | The Factor | |
Ley On | Nick - the Eskimo | |
Peter Moore (XII) | ||
Glynis Johns | Anna | |
Charles Victor | Andreas | |
Frederick Piper | David |
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Producer | Michael Powell
George H. Brown John Sutro |
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Writer | Emeric Pressburger
Rodney Ackland |
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Cinematography | Freddie Young
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Musician | Ralph Vaughan Williams
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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 United States. Both soul-stirring and delightfully entertaining, 49th Parallel features a colorful cavalcade of characters played by larger-than-life actors Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook and Leslie Howard. |
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