49th Parallel (1941)

Synopsis:
A damaged U-boat is stranded in a Canadian bay in the early years of World War II. The Fanatical Nazi captain and his crew must reach the neutral United States or be captured.

After having chased and torpedoed a british civil ship heading to Canada, a german submarine finds itself short of food and oil and decides to cross the 49th parallel that separates the still neutral United States from allied Canada in the hope to get food and fuel supplies in the Hudson's bay.

To understand the way the german characters are depicted (cold, violent, merciless, almost inhuman) specially the one played by Porter, it is good to keep in mind that the film was made in 1941, right in the middle of the war.

Starring:
Leslie Howard
Raymond Massey / Raymond Lovell
Laurence Olivier
Anton Walbrook
Eric Portman
Richard George
Niall MacGinnis
Peter Moore
John Chandos
Basil Appleby

Director: Michael Powell
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