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In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.
1941
123 min
6.9
War / Thriller
Genres
War / Thriller
Runtime
123 min
Year
1941
Director
Michael Powell
Writers
Emeric Pressburger
Studio
Ortus Films

Top Billed Cast

Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
Philip Armstrong Scott
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Johnnie, the Trapper
Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Andy Brock
Anton Walbrook
Anton Walbrook
Peter
Eric Portman
Eric Portman
Lieutenant Hirth
Raymond Lovell
Raymond Lovell
Lieutenant Kuhnecke
Richard George
Kommandant Bernsdorff
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
Vogel
Peter Moore
Kranz
John Chandos
John Chandos
Lohrmann

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