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49th Parallel

(1941)

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| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Drama, Thriller, War | 2h 3min
| Stars: Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Laurence Olivier | Director: Michael Powell

In Canada, five stranded U-boat men try to escape into the US

Cast

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Leslie Howard
Philip Armstrong Scott
Raymond Massey
Andy Brock
British actor, Laurence Olivier, with a small moustache wears a dark suit and herringbone tie
Johnnie โ€“ the Trapper
Eric Portman
Lieutenant Ernst Hirth
Niall MacGinnis
Vogel
Photograph of Scottish actor, Finlay Currie (1)
The Factor
Raymond Lovell
Lieutenant Kuhnecke
John Chandos
Lohrmann
Basil Appleby
Jahner
Eric Clavering
Art
Charles Victor
Andreas
Ley On
Nick โ€“ the Eskimo
Richard George
Kommandant Bernsdorff
Peter Moore
Kranz
Frederick Piper
David
Tawera Moana
George โ€“ the Indian
Charles Rolfe
Bob
O W Fonger
A United States Customs Officer
Theodore Salt
A United States Customs Officer
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Reviews

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Episodic, effective propaganda piece that develops some nice Hitchcockian touches and allows a range of star actors to make impact. (Halliwellโ€™s)

Pictures

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Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (15). Produced and Directed by Michael Powell
Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (14). Original story and screenplay by Emeric Pressburger
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Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (10). An Ortus Films production
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Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (8). And the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams in
Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (7). Eric Portman
Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (6). Anton Walbrook
Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (5). Raymond Massey
Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (4). Laurence Olivier
Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (3). Leslie Howard
Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (2). This film is dedicated to Canada and to Canadians all over the Dominion who helped us to make it; to the governments of the USA, of the Dominion of Canada, and of the United Kingdom, who made it possible; and to the actors who believed in our story and came from all parts of the world to play in it
Main title from 49th Parallel (1941) (1). General Film Distributors Ltd

Production

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Michael Powell
Director / Producer
Emeric Pressburger
Writer (original story and screenplay)
Rodney Ackland
Writer (scenario)

Companies

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49th Parallel (1941) opening credits (10)
Ortus Films
Production company
49th Parallel (1941) opening credits (1)
General Film Distributors (GFD)
Distribution company