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A boundary which divides two nations yet marks their friendly meeting grounds, the 49th parallel, the longest undefended frontier in the world. In the early years of world war ii, a german uboat u37 sinks allied shipping in st. Encounters include hudsons post staff, trappers, natives, german hutterite colonists, rcmp and more. Fortyninth parallel, the 49th parallel, the fortyninth parallel, the invaders, 49eme parallele. Interesting how it shows the many cultures of canada as the fugitive german. A damaged uboat is stranded in a canadian bay in the early years of world war ii. Early in world war ii, u37, a german uboat, makes its way to canadian waters and participates in. 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. This robust, cornbased vodka has an earthy aroma that hints at cacao, plus a. Vogels defection to the hutterites emphasises the humanity of the germans and the fact that they.

The british ministry of information approached michael powell to make a propaganda film for them, suggesting he make a film about minesweeping. Our war story begins with a german uboat sinking a canadian ship in the st. The fanatical nazi captain and his crew must reach the neutral united states or be captured. For these reasons, 49th parallel has an enduring resonance. Rent 49th parallel 1941 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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 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. It was released in the united states as the invaders. A group of nazi naval officers and crewmen are stranded. 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. Rent 49th parallel 1941 starring eric portman and laurence olivier on dvd.

Oliviers antiauthoritarian frenchman drives portmans hirth to violence with a few jolly insults. 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. 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. Free download of the old movie, the 49th parallel october 8, 1941. Americans, encouraging them to join in the fight against nazi germany. At once a compelling piece of antiisolationist propaganda and a quickwitted wartime thriller, 49th parallel is a classic early work from the. Lawrence bay and then tries to evade canadian military forces seeking to destroy it by sailing up to hudson bay. Lawrence bay and then tries to evade canadian military forces seeking to destroy it. The film 49th parallel is one of the most identifiably canadian of movies but. As the voiceover proclaims, the 49th parallel is the only undefended frontier in the world. 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.