
Overview:
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.Status: | Released (1941-11-24) |
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Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 2 nominations total |
Screen: | Emeric Pressburger, Rodney Ackland |
Productions: | Ortus Films |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, Français, English |

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Casts
- 11493: Leslie Howard - Philip Armstrong Scott
- 3359: Laurence Olivier - Johnnie, the Trapper
- 2669: Raymond Massey - Andy Brock
- 88935: Anton Walbrook - Peter
- 96994: Eric Portman - Lieutenant Hirth
- 115376: Raymond Lovell - Lieutenant Kuhnecke
- 1003178: Richard George - Kommandant Bernsdorff
Crews
- 68424: Michael Powell - Director - Directing
- 1402381: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Music - Sound
- 12238: David Lean - Editor - Editing
- 2076748: Henty Henty-Creer - Camera Operator - Camera
- 1446434: C. C. Stevens - Sound Recordist - Sound
- 54033: Hugh Stewart - Associate Editor - Editing
- 2076747: Walter Darling - Sound Recordist - Sound
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Reviews
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Review text:
A quirky war film for various reasons, this one. A Nazi submarine crew are raiding North Atlantic shipping when their submarine is destroyed near the Canadian coast. The crew of survivors - led by a curiously cast Eric Portman - take over an Hudson's bay Company post frequented by a ....
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Review text:
An incredible journey with the antagonists being the stars. Most WWII films about men behind enemy lines depict the "good guys" I dare say, in the Allies, behind enemy lines. Here, we get the exact opposite, with six Uboat survivors from Germany stuck behind enemy lines. There is ....
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