Steve thibault, owner operator at 49th parallel, brings almost 20 years experience selling and extolling the virtues of craft beer across canada. An audio essay by film and music historian bruce eder discussing various aspects of 49th parallel s production. In spite the fact that this is a film about nazis lost in canada, it is an unforgettable film that is worth watching several times over. Along the way, the german soldiers encounter brave men such as a frenchcanadian fur trapper. S the invaders is a 1941 british film from writerdirectors michael powell and emeric pressburger. Aug 29, 2014 49th parallel 1941 if you can ignore the supposition that everyone in canada speaks the same language and some nazi uboat invaders speak it too and that in at least once instance the germans talk distance in terms of miles instead of kilometers and you can endure sir laurence oliviers awful frenchcanadian accent this is a pretty good oscar winning world war ii story.
A group of nazi naval officers and crewmen are stranded. The 49th parallel dvd 1941 world war ii ww2 propaganda. Encounters include hudsons post staff, trappers, natives, german hutterite colonists, rcmp and more. May 27, 2016 49th parallel is a 1941 british war drama film. One of our aircraft is missing 1942 while contraband and 49th parallel were made by through a process that became the standard for. As this movie mentioned, it represents the border between the u. When a nazi uboat crew, headed by the ruthless eric portman, is stranded in canada during the thick of world war ii, the men evade capture by hiding out in a series of rural. Rent 49th parallel 1941 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. New york city premiere 15 april 1942 united states. Since 1999, we have sought to transcend traditional boundaries and promote innovative and challenging academic work in the field. 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. The invaders in the us, was a concerted attempt to influence opinion in neutral america into supporting their governments entry into the war. In the early days of world war ii, a german uboat is sunk in canadas hudson bay. Funded by the british government in the midst of the second world war, 49th parallel is a liberal hearted pleasure and a damn fine war movie to boot.
Feb 19, 2007 few of powell and pressburgers admirers would rate 49th parallel on a par with the great achievements that were to follow, but it is a key film in several ways. Anton walbrook, eric portman, glynis johns country. If you would like to book a meeting or party with us, please fill out the following form and we will get back to you shortly. A nazi and his comrades raid a canadian outpost, hijack a plane and try to reach the united states. There were quite a few progerman and isolationist groups in america when it was first released there in march 1942. Powell was nominated for best director by the new york film critics circle. It was released in the united states as the invaders. Despite the title, no scene in the film is set at the 49th parallel, which forms much of the us. A boundary which divides two nations yet marks their friendly meeting grounds, the 49th parallel, the longest undefended frontier in the world.
Transfer this laserdisc of 49th parallel was made from the 35mm fine grain master. It was directed by muir mathieson and performed by the london symphony. Michael powells 49th parallel originally released in the united states as the. Were excited to work with you and the needs of your business to create both a longstanding relationship and a great cup of coffee. Not rated 2h 3min drama, thriller, war 15 april 1942 usa. Music formed an important component of the propaganda and educational films produced during the second world war and its immediate aftermath. A recounting of the plot would likely sound preposterous and give no indication of the quality of this britishmade film. We have some of the best wholesale partners in canada, the united sales and around the world. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central.
The 49th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 49 north of earths equator. The first american release of 49th parallel 1941 had quite a few cuts and changes made to satisfy various special interest groups and sensibilities in the then still neutral united states. Filmed as a propaganda piece to encourage american intervention in world war. It is one of powell and pressburgers antiisolationist, propagandist films, yet it doesnt contain the jingoism that one might expect of a war film. Both soulstirring and delightfully entertaining, 49th parallel features a. 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. The complete film is available here at ia in the feature films collection. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The convention of 1818 and the 49th parallel for kids james monroe was the 5th american president who served in office from march 4, 1817 to march 4, 1825. United kingdom directed by michael powell writing credits emeric pressburger story and screenplay rodney ackland scenario and. The 49th parallel also crosses europe, asia, the pacific ocean, north america, and the atlantic ocean.
It crosses europe, asia, the pacific ocean, north america, and the atlantic ocean the city of paris is about 15 km 9 mi south of the 49th parallel and is the largest city between the 48th and 49th parallels. At once a compelling piece of antiisolationist propaganda and a quickwitted wartime thriller, 49th parallel is a classic early work from the inimitable british filmmaking team of michael powell and emeric pressburger. It also received academy award nominations for best picture and best screenplay pressburger and rodney ackland. Movie title from the film 49th parallel 1941, directed by michael powell, starring leslie howard, laurence olivier, raymond massey, anton walbrook. It was the most popular film at the british box office in 1941. Eder has written extensively on british films, in general, and michael powells work, in particular. The 49th parallel of the title is the circle of latitude 49th parallel north or 49 degrees north. For their third collaboration, michael powell and emeric pressburger were engaged by the ministry of information to make a propaganda film.
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