49TH PARALLEL

At once a compelling piece of anti-isolationist propaganda and a quick-witted wartime thriller, 49TH PARALLEL is a classic early work from the awesome British filmmaking duo Powell and Pressburger. When a Nazi U-boat crew is stranded in Canada during the thick of conflict, the men evade capture by hiding out in a series of rural communities before trying to cross the border into the still-neutral States. Arranged by Britain’s Ministry of Information in the belief it could convince America to enter WWII, the film makes a compelling case as well as being fair-minded, richly imaginative and suspenseful. Co-starring an incredible cast of heavyweight UK character actors like Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook and Leslie Howard.