
49TH Parallel (1941) DVD Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Anton Walbrook, Glynis Johns
49th Parallel (1941) Black and white Approx. 116 min. Shown in original 1.37:1 aspect ratio Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) With optional English subtitles. Beautiful print! Starring: Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Anton Walbrook, Raymond Massey, Glynis Johns, Eric Portman, Niall MacGinnis, and Finlay Currie. Original Story and Screenplay by Emeric Pressburger. Scenario by Rodney Ackland and Emeric Pressburger. Directed by Michael Powell. 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 (Laurence Olivier), a leader of a Hutterite farming community (Niall MacGinnis), Peter, an author (Leslie Howard), Philip and a so