49th Parallel
1941
After being sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence by the Canadian Air Force, six German U-boat survivors attempt to escape into the United States. Read more
| Starring | Eric Portman, Laurence Olivier, Anton Walbrook, Leslie Howard |
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| Director | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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49th Parallel
After being sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence by the Canadian Air Force, six German U-boat survivors attempt to escape into the United States.
| Starring | Eric Portman, Laurence Olivier, Anton Walbrook, Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Studio | ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 15 Apr 2002 Production year: 1941 |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and 18 months in the making, this is one of the best propaganda films produced in Britain during the Second World War. With a stellar cast and a rousing score by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's gripping action drama thoroughly merited its Oscar for best original story and its nominations for best picture and screenplay. Eric Portman gives the finest performance of his career as the officer of a bombed U-boat who has to lead his surviving crew across the Canadian wilderness to neutral America. Leslie Howard adds a dash of humour, while Laurence Olivier's French-Canadian accent has to be heard to be believed.
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Episodic, effective propaganda piece which develops some nice Hitchcockian touches and allows a range of star actors to make impact.
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Prime Propaganda From Powell and Pressburger
Powell and Pressburger worked together on a number of great films- some of which were set during war time (Colonel Blimp, A Matter of Life and Death, Canterbury... more
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Guest Star Propaganda
This film, generally overlooked amongst the British War film continent, features a strong roster of film stars, most of which, however, hardly interact with ... more
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Gaslight to shine again
- 26 Jan 2006
Plans are in the offing for a remake of the classic film Gaslight. The story of a dastardly husband who tries to drive his wife insane was made into a film twice in the 1940s. A first British version, which starred Anton Walbrook (The Red Shoes, 49th Parallel) and Diana Wynyard (Tom Brown's Schooldays, An Ideal Husband), was followed by a US version that earned its star Ingrid Bergman her first Oscar. The third Gaslight will be directed by Brit Joe Wright, who also made this year's Pride &... Read more
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49th Parallel
After being sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence by the Canadian Air Force, six German U-boat survivors attempt to escape into the United States....
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