49th Parallel
49th Parallel

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In the early years of World War II, a German U-boat (U-37) sinks Allied shipping in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and then tries to evade Canadian Military Forces seeking to destroy it by sailing up to Hudson Bay. The U-boat's fanatical Nazi Captain sends some members of his crew to look for food and other supplies at a Hudson Bay Company outpost. No sooner than the shore party (lead by Lieutenant Hirth) reaches the shore, the U-boat is spotted and sunk by the Canadian Armed Force... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in 49th Parallel:

Leslie Howard
Laurence Olivier
Raymond Massey
Anton Walbrook
Eric Portman
Raymond Lovell

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In the early years of World War II, a German U-boat (U-37) sinks Allied shipping in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and then tries to evade Canadian Military Forces seeking to destroy it by sailing up to Hudson Bay. The U-boat's fanatical Nazi Captain sends some members of his crew to look for food and other supplies at a Hudson Bay Company outpost. No sooner than the shore party (lead by Lieutenant Hirth) reaches the shore, the U-boat is spotted and sunk by the Canadian Armed Forces, leaving the six members of the shore party stranded in Canada. The Nazi Lieutenant then starts to plan his crew's return to the Fatherland. He needs to reach the neutral U.S., or be captured. Along the way, they meet a variety of characters, each with their own views on the war and nationalism. In this movie, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger show their ideas of why the U.S. should join the Allied fight against the Nazis.

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The Spectator - 8/10 by Edgar Anstey49th Parallel is excellent entertainment and, at the same time, can claim to be the most carefully reasoned piece of anti-Nazi propaganda we have yet seen.
Goatdog's Movies - 8/10 by Michael W. Phillips, Jr.[Humanizing the Nazis is] an extremely effective technique, and it makes for an extremely effective film.
Film Threat - 6/10 by Phil HallMusty propaganda. This one didn't age that well.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 6/10 by Dennis SchwartzThe rousing war drama managed to be a better propaganda film than most such films.
User Review - 10/10 by Meghan DShameless but brilliant propaganda film from the masters of the type, Powell and Pressburger. Beware: contains ridiculous levels of acting talent (and supposedly racial stereotypes)! Things I loved: Anton Walbrook is awesome as the passionate but generous leader of a Hutterite community. Laurence Olivier as a hilariously overdone, but lovable, French-Canadian trapper. Beautiful footage of Canadian wilderness. Nazis getting served. And the terrific Vogel character, who is one of my all-time favorite conflicted protagonists. Things that I liked: Every other actor, from Portman as the cruel and misguided German leader to Raymond Massey and Leslie Howard. Even the child actress (whose name I am too lazy to look up) is wonderful. The score is incredible. The propaganda is biased but not caricatured, and shows a side of the Nazis that most films were probably too scared or too foolish to comprehend. Things I disliked: Not much, really. I guess it's a little bit too heavyhanded at times, and it really does paint all the stereotypes of Canadians, but it serves a purpose, showing how the strong blend of Canadian peoples needs to come together and help overtake the heartless Nazi menace. Best scene of the movie: A tie, between the incredible dialectic speech sequence at the Hutterite camp and the terrific interactions between Olivier and Portman. Both are true classics. Basically, I loved this movie, probably even more than I should have. And I don't give a fuck.
User Review - 10/10 by Karen GDid I mention that Powell and Pressburger rule??
User Review - 10/10 by Steven BGreat non stop everything by the great Michael Powell
User Review - 10/10 by Louis FAMAZING. After watching this movie I immediately went out to find some Nazis to fight.
User Review - 10/10 by Russell PAn extraordinary film, produced under the guise of propaganda (as were so many Powell and Pressburger films of this era), but in fact pure art. Yes, there are stereotypical characters, and yes, there are some cheesy moments. But in-between, the panoply of Canadian life, so rich and so diverse, gradually grinds away until the very last Nazi gets a punch in the kisser from Raymond Massey -- ironically, the only actual Canadian in the film. The score by Vaughan Williams is one of the richest of all time, and the whole adds up to much much more than its parts. My vote for a film to be kept on a desert island (presuming the desert island has a DVD player).
User Review - 10/10 by Martin Dwhat a film eric portman plays the german so well it is so british a true flag waver a love the old british war movies they were great and cant be touched

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