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
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Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A young man in a suit and bow tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A large group of people wearing hats in a crowd; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black - and - white photo of a man and two women; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Two people are in a canoe on the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man sitting on the ground wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A young woman with a long braid and a polka dot head scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a boat in the water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man with a beard and a sweater on looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a steam train; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of people in a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a train crossing a bridge; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a hat is sitting in a boat holding a fishing rod; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – An older man sitting on a chair smoking a pipe; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of two men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Black and white photograph of a man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a man holding a steering wheel; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a man standing at a podium with a lap top computer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a suit and a hat is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A couple of men sitting next to each other at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a group of men eating soup; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – An old man wearing a headdress with feathers on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Two people standing on a train track next to train cars; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Two people are in a canoe on a lake near mountains; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a group of men on a bus; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Black and white photograph of a man looking out a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Two men sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a man sitting in front of an oil lamp; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Two young men standing next to each other in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a jacket and a neck tie looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A group of men standing on top of a lush green field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A crowd of people standing next to a train on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – An older man wearing a suit and a hat smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a man looking out of a window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – An old photo of a group of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Black and white photograph of a man in a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man standing next to a telescope on top of a boat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black - and - white photo of a man lying on the ground; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Black and white photograph of a man in overalls; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A group of people standing in front of each other wearing hats; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black - and - white photo of a city street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – An old man with a feather headdress is standing in front of a cloudy sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black - and - white photo of a man with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man in a military uniform talking to another man in a plaid shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A man wearing a helmet and gloves while holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A young girl wearing a polka dot hat and a scarf; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Two people standing in front of a forest at night; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – An old man tied up with a rope around his neck; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – An older man sitting next to a young boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Two men walking down a dirt road in the middle of the day; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – Two men standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – An old photograph of an older man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A group of men sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “49th Parallel” (1941), directed by Michael Powell – A black and white photo of a group of men sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle