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49Th Parallel, The Dvd

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Collection: Criterion Collection
Format: DVD
Year: 1941
Director: Michael Powell
Genre: War
Cast: Leslie Howard, Eric Portman, Raymond Massey, Laurence Olivier, Anton Walbrook, Raymond Lovell, Niall MacGinnis, Glynis Johns, Finlay Currie
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Language: English
Release Date: 2007-02-20
Description

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 still-neutral United States. Both soul-stirring and delightfully entertaining, _49th Parallel_ features a colorful cast of characters played by larger-than-life actors Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook, and Leslie Howard.