49th parallel

DVD 1941

When a Nazi U-boat crew headed by the ruthless Lieutenant Hirth is stranded in Canada during the thick of World War II, the men evade capture by hiding out in a series of rural communities before trying to cross the border into the still-neutral United States.

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Canada Fiction

Cities and towns Fiction

Submarines (Ships) Germany Fiction

United States Boundaries Canada Fiction

United States Fiction

World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations Fiction

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Feature films Fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired War films

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 376

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ISBN:

9781934121269

Edition:

Special edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (123 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 1.0 monophonic
full screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

Forty-ninth parallel

Notes:

Title from container
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941
Special features: Restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by film and music historian Bruce Eder; "The volunteer"; a 1943 Powell and Pressburger war-effort short staring Ralph Richardson; "A pretty British affair": a BBC documentary on the careers of Powell and Pressburger, which consider their WWII-era collaborations and features rare footage of the filmmakers together; excerpts from Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography; original theatrical trailer; new essay by fil scholar Charles Barr and Powell's 1941 premiere speech
Cinematographer, Frederick Young ; editor, David Lean ; music composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook, Eric Portman, Raymond Lovell, Niall MacGinnis, Glynis Johns, Finlay Currie
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 monophonic
For private home use only
In English with English subtitles ; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Contents:

Disc 1. 49th parallel (DVD)
Disc 2. Bonus disc (DVD)

Control Number:

3372847

UPC:

715515022422

Other Authors:

Ackland, Rodney, 1908-1991, screenwriter
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor
Currie, Finlay, 1878-1968, actor
Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943, actor
Johns, Glynis, actor
Lovell, Raymond, 1900-1953, actor
MacGinnis, Niall, 1913-1977, actor
Massey, Raymond, actor, screenwriter
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989, actor
Portman, Eric, 1901-1969, actor
Powell, Michael, 1905-1990, film producer, film director
Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988, screenwriter
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958, composer (expression)
Walbrook, Anton, 1896-1967, actor

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