CRITERION COLLECTION: 49TH PARALLEL

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• Release Year: 1941
• Genre: War
• Plot: 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.
• Cast: Richard George; Eric Portman; Raymond Lovell; Niall MacGinnis; Peter Moore; John Chandos; Basil Appleby; Laurence Olivier; Finlay Currie; Ley On; Anton Walbrook; Glynis Johns; Charles Victor; Frederick Piper; Leslie Howard; Tawera Moana; Eric Clavering; Charles Rolfe; Raymond Massey; Theodore Salt; O.W. Fonger; Robert Beatty; Elisabeth Bergner; Eric Berry; Gron Davies; Leslie Falardeau; Lionel Grose; Jack Hynes; Stuart Latham; Norman Luxton; Vincent Massey; Percy Parsons; Gerry Wilmot; Michael Powell; Emeric Pressburger; Rodney Ackland
• Director: Michael Powell
• Runtime: 2:02
• Company: Granada International Media, The Criterion Collection, Janus Films
• Media Format: Movie