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Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
128 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael PowellDirector
- Emeric PressburgerScreenplay
Cast
- Leslie HowardPhilip Armstrong Scott
- Laurence OlivierJohnnie, the Trapper
- Raymond MasseyAndy Brock
- Anton WalbrookPeter
- Eric PortmanLieutenant Hirth
- Raymond LovellLieutenant Kuhnecke
- Richard GeorgeKommandant Bernsdorff
- Niall MacGinnisVogel
- Peter MooreKranz
- John ChandosLohrmann
- Finlay CurrieThe Factor
- Glynis JohnsAnna
