Review of 49th Parallel (1941) by Louis F — 10 Sep 2007

AMAZING. After watching this movie I immediately went out to find some Nazis to fight.

This review of 49th Parallel (1941) was written by Louis F on 10 Sep 2007.

49th Parallel has generally received positive reviews.

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Laurence Olivier gives the best worst performance ever. I've never laughed about a French Canadian character so much in my life…

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