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British agreement had established the border along the 49th parallel from lake of the woods in the east to the rocky mountains in the west. The british ministry of information approached michael powell to make a propaganda film for them, suggesting he make a film about minesweeping. Rent 49th parallel 1941 starring eric portman and laurence olivier on dvd. A group of nazi naval officers and crewmen are stranded. In the early years of world war ii, a german uboat u37 sinks allied shipping in st. Stranded in canada, a german ww2 uboat crew with a fanatical nazi captain aims to avoid capture by reaching the border to enter the stillneutral us.

A damaged uboat is stranded in a canadian bay in the early years of world war ii. Encounters include hudsons post staff, trappers, natives, german hutterite colonists, rcmp and more. No chain of forts, or deep flowing river, or mountain range, but a line drawn by men upon a map nearly a century ago, accepted by a handshake and kept ever since. He was arrested as a german spy when the police found a photo in his wallet of macginnis dressed in a german sailors uniform, standing next to what appeared. It was released in the united states as the invaders. Watch and download 49th parallel courtesy of jimbo berkey. The parallel is the goal of a small group of nazis, survivors of a uboat that has been spotted and sunk in hudson bay, deep in canadian waters. For these reasons, 49th parallel has an enduring resonance. Lawrence bay and then tries to evade canadian military forces seeking to destroy it.

At once a compelling piece of antiisolationist propaganda and a quickwitted wartime thriller, 49th parallel is a classic early work from the. A boundary which divides two nations yet marks their friendly meeting grounds, the 49th parallel, the longest undefended frontier in the world. Not all germans were nazis and many were good people given no choice but to be absorbed into the terrifying, unyeilding mechanics of hitlers germany. Early in world war ii, u37, a german uboat, makes its way to canadian waters and participates in. This robust, cornbased vodka has an earthy aroma that hints at cacao, plus a. Free download of the old movie, the 49th parallel october 8, 1941. Vogels defection to the hutterites emphasises the humanity of the germans and the fact that they. Our war story begins with a german uboat sinking a canadian ship in the st. The united states is not yet at war with germany, and if corporal hirth and his six crew members can reach it, they can be repatriated. The fanatical nazi captain and his crew must reach the neutral united states or be captured. As the voiceover proclaims, the 49th parallel is the only undefended frontier in the world. Fortyninth parallel, the 49th parallel, the fortyninth parallel, the invaders, 49eme parallele. Rent 49th parallel 1941 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Interesting how it shows the many cultures of canada as the fugitive german.