#376: POWELL, Michael: 49th Parallel (1941)
POWELL, Michael (United Kingdom)
Other Powell films in the Collection:
#58: Peeping Tom (1960)
The Film
The Extras
The Booklet
Twenty-page booklet featuring essays by Charles Barr and Powell.
Commentary
By film and music historian Bruce Eder.
The Volunteer
49th Parallel [1941]
Spine #376
DVD
DVD
At once a compelling piece of anti-isolationist propaganda and a quick-witted wartime thriller, 49th Parallel is a classic early work from the inimitable British filmmaking team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. When a Nazi U-boat crew, headed by the ruthless Eric Portman, is stranded in Canada in 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. Both soul stirring and delightfully entertaining, 49th Parallel features a colorful cast of characters played by larger-than-life actors Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook, and Leslie Howard.
123 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2007
Director/Writers
Michael Powell was 36 when he directed 49th Parallel.
Original story and screenplay by Emeric Pressburger.
Scenario by Pressburger and Rodney Ackland.
Original story and screenplay by Emeric Pressburger.
Scenario by Pressburger and Rodney Ackland.
Other Powell films in the Collection:
#58: Peeping Tom (1960)
The Film
The Extras
The Booklet
Twenty-page booklet featuring essays by Charles Barr and Powell.
Commentary
By film and music historian Bruce Eder.
The Volunteer
A 1943 Powell and Pressburger war-effort short starring Ralph Richardson.
Excerpts
Excerpts
From Powell’s audio dictations for his autobiography.
A Pretty British Affair
A Pretty British Affair
A BBC documentary on the careers of Powell and Pressburger, which considers their World War II-era collaborations and features rare footage of the filmmakers together.
Original theatrical trailer
Original theatrical trailer
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