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 Tale). But they didn't sucumb to the pressure to create flag waving propaganda movies (if you are looking for that have a wee look at 'Mrs Miniver'). P+P portray 'the enemy' as humans. It's subtle. The 49th Parallel follows a group of German U Boat survivors on a trip over Canada as they try to get to America (at this part of the war they would have been safe if they made it to America). They meet lots of people who have liberal ways of living which they don't understand. It's really an prototype road movie. Well worth a watch (as is any P+P movie).