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IMDB (8,152 votes)

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500M
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Play Time: 123 mins
War, Thriller
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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)
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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Reviews

CinemaSerf

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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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drystyx

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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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