49th Parallel

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"49th Parallel" is a 1941 British war drama film directed by Michael Powell that follows stranded Nazi U-boat sailors attempting to escape across Canada during World War II.

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instanceOf film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story
castMember Anton Walbrook
Charles Rolfe
Charles Victor
Eric Clavering
Eric Portman
Finlay Currie
Frederick Piper
George Merritt
Glynis Johns
Graham Price
Laurence Olivier
Leslie Howard
Ley On
Leyland Hodgson
Nesbitt Hughes
Niall MacGinnis
Peter Moore
Raymond Lovell
Raymond Massey
Richard George
Tawera Moana
cinematographer Freddie Young
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Michael Powell
distributor General Film Distributors
editor David Lean
filmingLocation Canada
United Kingdom
genre propaganda film
war drama
hasPart sequence involving a Hudson's Bay Company post
sequence on a Canadian Pacific Railway train
sequence set in a Hutterite community
language English
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay
plotSummary Stranded Nazi U-boat sailors attempt to escape across Canada during World War II.
producer Frank Capra
Michael Powell
productionCompany General Film Distributors
The Archers
purpose to influence neutral United States opinion during World War II
releaseYear 1941
screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
setting Canada
World War II
titleReference 49th parallel north

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Flora Robson notableWork 49th Parallel
Flora Robson portrayedIn 49th Parallel
Michael Powell notableWork 49th Parallel
Derek N. Twist notableWork 49th Parallel
Emeric Pressburger notableWork 49th Parallel
Flora McKenzie Robson notableWork 49th Parallel
Michael Latham Powell notableWork 49th Parallel
The Archers produced 49th Parallel