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49th Parallel. Watch 49th Parallel with a subscription on Max, rent on Prime Video, or buy on Prime Video. In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay....
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Synopsis. U-37, the first German submarine to reach Canada, sinks a merchant ship in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, then runs for cover in Hudson Bay. Captain Bernsdorff sends men ashore to capture a trading post - just before U-37 is destroyed by an RCAF bomber.
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Brief Synopsis. The crew of a stranded German U-boat tries to evade capture in Canada during World War II. Cast & Crew. Read More. Michael Powell. Director. Leslie Howard. Raymond Massey. Laurence Olivier. Basil Appleby. Peter Moore. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. Also Known As.
Feb 19, 2007 · 49th Parallel: The War Effort. By Charles Barr. Feb 19, 2007. F rom Contraband in 1940 to A Matter of Life and Death in 1946, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger applied themselves single-mindedly to making films—eight of them in all—in direct and indirect support of the British war effort and its aftermath.
Directed by Michael Powell • 1941 • United Kingdom. Starring Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook. 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.
Michael Powell’s 49th Parallel (originally released in the United States as The Invaders) is one of the great thrillers of World War II. It ranks alongside Hitchcock’s Foreign Correspondent as one of the two finest amalgams of suspense and propaganda to grace the big screen during the years 1939-45.
Sep 10, 2012 · 49th Parallel. Film; Advertising. Time Out says. Commissioned by the Ministry of Information in hopes of swaying public opinion in favour of America's entry into the war, this now seems a little ...
