49th Parallel (1941)

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Intriguing Powell and Pressburger war thriller from the perspective of the bad guys: six German soldiers whose U-boat is sunk off the coast of Canada, which had entered the war in 1939, and attempt to travel incognito to the USA.

Though about as heavy-handed as might be expected from a propaganda film, there's enough characterisation to at least cover off all the angles (one soldier, for example, seems quite happy to leave the Third Reich behind and resume his former occupation as a baker). Interesting story and deliciously tense set-pieces.

- Sam - 2022-03-30 22:33:10