

49th Parallel
THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $140K
- Box office
- $5.3M
- Language
- German
- canada
- airplane
- nazi
- escape
- propaganda
- world war ii
- mountain
- impostor
- war propaganda
- impersonation
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR9 Apr 1942
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical24 Nov 1941
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG24 Nov 1941
BrazilBR
- Physical14Rep. Arrais mj.gov.br3 Sept 2004
FranceFR
- TheatricalU4 Apr 1952
NetherlandsNL
- PhysicalDVD22 Mar 2013
Frequently asked questions
49th Parallel was released on 24 November 1941.
Audience reviews
2- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/25/2022
A quirky war film for various reasons, this one. A Nazi submarine crew are raiding North Atlantic shipping when their submarine is destroyed near the Canadian coast. The crew of survivors - led by a curiously cast Eric Portman - take over an Hudson's bay Company post frequented by a French-Canadian Laurence Olivier and Finlay Currie - a redoubtable Scot who is determined not to to stand for this "invasion". What foll…
- D10/10
drystyx
4/18/2023
An incredible journey with the antagonists being the stars. Most WWII films about men behind enemy lines depict the "good guys" I dare say, in the Allies, behind enemy lines. Here, we get the exact opposite, with six Uboat survivors from Germany stuck behind enemy lines. There is so much that is outstanding about this film that it would take pages to explain. It's likely the very film that caused Hitler to put a b…
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