Cinematic background from 49th Parallel 1941 - 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.

49th Parallel

1941

Drama, Thriller, War

Directors:
Michael Powell
Writers:
Rodney Ackland, Emeric Pressburger
Official poster of 49th Parallel 1941 directed by [object Object]
An old man wearing a headdress with feathers on his head
Two people standing on a train track next to train cars
Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and hat
Two people are in a canoe on a lake near mountains