---
title: '49th Parallel (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Powell'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/49th-parallel-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033627/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 49th Parallel (1941)

1941 · 123 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

49th Parallel is a 1941 British epic war drama film, the third made by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It stars Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Anton Walbrook, Raymond Massey, Glynis Johns and Eric Portman. The plot involves a German U-boat crew that is stranded in Canada, and attempts to cross into the then-neutral United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Screenplay:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ralph Vaughan Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-vaughan-williams)
- **Producer:** [John Sutro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sutro)
- **Editor:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean)

## Cast

- [Anton Walbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-walbrook)
- [Raymond Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-massey)
- [Eric Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-portman)
- [Laurence Olivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-olivier)
- [Niall MacGinnis](https://cinepixo.com/people/niall-macginnis)
- [Peter Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-moore)
- [Finlay Currie](https://cinepixo.com/people/finlay-currie)
- [Glynis Johns](https://cinepixo.com/people/glynis-johns)
- [Frederick Piper](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-piper)
- [Leslie Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-howard)

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