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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Richard George | Kommandant Bernsdorff (The U-Boat Crew) |
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Eric Portman | Lieutenant Hirth (The U-Boat Crew) |
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Raymond Lovell | Lieutenant Kuhnecke (The U-Boat Crew) |
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Niall MacGinnis | Vogel (The U-Boat Crew) |
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Peter Moore | Kranz (The U-Boat Crew) |
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John Chandos | Lohrmann (The U-Boat Crew) |
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Basil Appleby | Jahner (The U-Boat Crew) |
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Laurence Olivier | Johnnie / the Trapper (The Canadians) |
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Finlay Currie | The Factor (The Canadians) |
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Ley On | Nick / the Eskimo (The Canadians) |
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Anton Walbrook | Peter (The Canadians) |
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Glynis Johns | Anna (The Canadians) |
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Charles Victor | Andreas (The Canadians) |
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Frederick Piper | David (The Canadians) |
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Leslie Howard | Philip Armstrong Scott (The Canadians) |
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Tawera Moana | George / the Indian (The Canadians) |
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Eric Clavering | Art (The Canadians) |
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Charles Rolfe | Bob (The Canadians) |
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Raymond Massey | Andy Brock (The Canadians) |
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Theodore Salt | United States Customs Officer |
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O.W. Fonger | United States Customs Officer |
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Elisabeth Bergner | Anna (replaced by Glynis Johns) |
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George Alexander | Cameo Appearance |
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Robert Beatty | RCMP Mountie in Alberta |
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Eric Berry | Nazi Radio Announcer |
| Director | Michael Powell |
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| Writer | Emeric Pressburger, Rodney Ackland | |
| Producer | George H. Brown, Roland Gillett, Michael Powell | |
| Musician | Ralph Vaughan Williams | |
| Photography | Freddie Young | |
| Edition | Criterion |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 2 |
| Screen Ratios | Standard (1.33:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Subtitles | English |
| Distributor | Criterion |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Regions | Region 1 |