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The 49th Parallel

1942·2h 3m·Approved
DramaThrillerWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
8,522 votes

Early in WW2 the crew of a destroyed submarine become stranded in Canada and must make their way south to the United States, at that time still neutral.

The 49th Parallel is a 1942 drama thriller movie directed by Michael Powell, starring Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard, Richard George. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 8,522 votes and runs 2h 3m.

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Director
Michael Powell
Stars
Laurence Olivier
Leslie Howard
Richard George
Eric Portman
Details
1942-04-09
123 min
Movie
Approved
★ United Kingdom
★ English, French, German
Keywords
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