“A classic that reminds us of a time when we knew Nazis aren’t ‘very fine people’...”
When their German U-Boat is sunk in Canadian waters, the six survivors decide that their best bet is to seek refuge in the neutral USA. But as they make their way across Canada this disparate bunch of Nazis, led by Eric Portman's fanatical Lieutenant Hirth, soon discover that reaching their destination will be more difficult than hoped... With a cast that includes Anton Walbrook, Laurence Olivier and Leslie Howard, this early feature by cinematic legends Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, brought what would soon become their characteristically off-kilter worldview to the war-time propaganda genre.