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49th Parallel is a 1941 British black-and-white drama and propaganda film directed by Michael Powell and written by Emeric Pressburger. The cast includes Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, and Anton Walbrook. Ralph Vaughan Williams composed the score, while David Lean served as film editor. The narrative takes place in Canada and centers on World War II themes.
The film has a runtime of 123 minutes and was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix. It received an Academy Award for Best Story and was nominated for awards for Best Picture, Best Story, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. Review scores include 7/10, 87%, 6.963, and 7.3. The production budget was 140000, with a revenue of 5275000.
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7.0In 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, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.
Cast
- Leslie Howard as Philip Armstrong Scott
- Laurence Olivier as Johnnie, the Trapper
- Raymond Massey as Andy Brock
- Anton Walbrook as Peter
- Eric Portman as Lieutenant Hirth
- Raymond Lovell as Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Themes
- canada
- airplane
- nazi
- escape
- propaganda
- world war ii
- mountain
- impostor
- war propaganda
- impersonation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Michael Powell
- Screenwriter
- Emeric Pressburger
- Composer
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Cinematographer
- Q965659
- Narrative location
- Canada
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 456289
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1942-04-15
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- film editor
- David Lean
- title
- 49th Parallel
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 87%
- capital cost
- 132000
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