49th Parallel

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[Man Narrating]

I see a long, straight line athwart a continent.

No chain of forts

or deep-flowing river or mountain range ...

... but a line drawn by men upon a map

nearly a century ago ...

... accepted with a handshake

and kept ever since ...

... a boundary

which divides two nations ...

... yet marks

their friendly meeting ground ...

The 49th parallel

the only undefended frontier in the world.

Gun crew!

Battle stations!

Fine work, Hirth.

Magnificent, Herr Kommandant

So the curtain rises on Canada.

[Tapping]

[Man]

Stand by! Stand by!

Radio message received

from motor ship Anticostilite.

Reports attacked by German submarine,

latitude 4-0 degrees, 1-5 minutes north ...

... longitude 5-8 degrees,

Reports sinking rapidly

and only one boat seaworthy.

Latitude 4-0, 1-5 minutes north,

longitude 5-8, 2-5 minutes west.

Warn all coastal batteries in the area

to be on 24-hour watch until further notice.

Warn all DF stations

[Man #2 On RA] All destroyer flotillas

in conjunction with antisubmarine units ...

... at Sydney, Canso and Bay of Chaleur ...

... operate plan zed.

[Man #3 On RA] Turn every available

patrol plane to locating the raider.

Every available patrol plane

to locating the raider.

[Warning Siren Blares]

[Men Chattering, Faint]

Stop motors!

Find the captain. Question him.

[Chattering Continues]

Kuhnecke!

- Yes, Herr Kommandant?

- What in the devil's name are you doing?

Wheres your camera?

[Sailor Gasping]

[Kommandant] You there. Come alongside.

- [Sailor] Hang on, boy.

- Man the gun.

[Sailor] Yes, we'll make it.

Come on, all together.

- [Kommandant] Stop!

- [Sailor] Take it now

- Where's your Captain?

- The old man's dead.

He went down to the cabin to get the ship's papers.

He must've got caught when she rolled.

Your First Officer?

- Jackie's dead too, isn't he?

- Yes.

Your Second Officer.

- Here.

- Come on deck.

- The ship?

- The Anticostilite

- Your destination?

- Montreal.

- Your cargo?

- Crude oil.

- How many tons?

- Three thousand.

That's a lie. You were carrying a full cargo

- Is that correct?

- If you say so.

[Motor Whirring]

[Splash]

[Yells]

Action stations!

Prepare to dive!

[Sailor]

You dirty swinel

[Man]

Half speed ahead

- Flood five.

- Flood five.

- Depth, 30 meters.

- Thirty.

Five Ten Twenty

Here come the boys!

Give 'em a cheer!

[Sailors Cheering]

Only a fool would imagine

we could raid enemy ships for supplies now.

Outgoing ships will be detained,

incoming ships heavily convoyed ...

... at least for the next few days.

We must find a spot where the enemy

is least likely to seek us out ...

... which is not being patrolled every day ...

... where they'll never think

of looking for us.

Hudson Bay.

[Warning Siren Blares]

Too many damned icebergs about.

- What's our position?

- Three miles off Point Amour.

If we go up, we risk the patrols,

but we'll make better time.

If we stay below, we risk the ship.

I'm going up. Action stations!

Where are we? The North Pole?

Belle Isle Straits.

There's a lot of ice coming down.

- Fifty degrees.

- Fifty degrees, Herr Leutnant

[Wind Howling]

Ah.

Good.

I can see the opening dead ahead.

Take a look here.

[Kommandant] You're quite sure

this is a suitable in-draft.

Yes, Herr Kommandant

Those are the cliffs he mentions in his notes.

[Man On P.A.] Stand by.

Radio message received via Resolution Island

from Hudson Bay post at Port Burwell.

Eskimo hunter reports two days ago seeing object

proceeding due west through Hudson Straits.

May be German submarine U-37.

Warn Royal Canadian Air Force bases at Churchill

and Wakeham Bay to send out patrols.

- Ninety-five degrees.

- Ninety-five degrees, Herr Kommandant

According to my log, there should be

a sheltered beach at the end of the fjord.

- Will you go in?

- Yes.

Then you can pick a landing party, clean ship

I'll give you 12 hours

[Wind Howling, Whistling]

Canada.

Leutnant Hirth, you have your orders.

Leutnant Kuhnecke,

you are second in command

You are taking one day's rations

with younot more.

Your mission is to bring back food and fuel.

Over that hill you will find

a Hudson's Bay trading post.

If the men there are armed

and are foolish enough to offer resistance ...

... you will destroy them

Jahner!

Take this flag.

As soon as the post is captured,

you will hoist it and I shall bring the ship in.

Do not forget, you are the first of

the German forces to set foot on Canadian soil ...

... the first of many thousands.

Be worthy of that high honor.

Acquit yourselves like men and Germans.

Each of you, in the fulfillment of his duty ...

... is helping to bring about the completion

of our Fhrer's great plan.

Today, Europe. Tomorrow, the whole world!

Heil Hitler!

At ease.

Follow me.

Submarine ahead, off Wolstenholme.

Calling number two and three.

Calling number two and three.

Peter calling Peter calling

Just spotted submarine

Going down to have a look-see.

May be a Jerry, boys.

Enemy attacking!

Action stations!

It's her, all right. U-37.

It's the Jerry, boys.

Carry out attack. Number two leading.

And, Dickie, make it hot

Okay, kid.

[Machine Gun Fire]

- [Bomb Whistling]

- Down, all of you!

- [Bomb Whistling]

- Get below! Crash dive!

And now let Papa try.

[Machine Gun Fire]

We're hit!

- Five.

- [Bomb Whistling]

[Explosion]

- Six

- [Bomb Whistling]

- [Explosion]

- Seven

- [Bomb Whistling]

- [Explosion]

- Eight

- [Bomb Whistling]

[Planes Droning]

[Droning Fades]

Swine! Filthy swine! Devils!

Jahner!

[Chattering]

[Dogs Whining]

Ah, looks like

a trapper's just got in

[Dogs Barking, Whining]

- Hello, Johnnie.

- Hey, what's going on here? Who are you?

This one, boss, and this one

Just come in, Johnnie.

Somebody's fond of potatoes around here.

Hey, there's a year's supply in that pot.

This one, boss, him no eat potatoes

one whole year, Johnnie.

Stop calling me "Johnnie." And my hot water!

Who's been using my hot water, eh?

This one, boss. Very dirty boss.

Him no take bath ...

- ... one whole year Johnnie.

- [Singing] Alouette, gentille Alouette

[Singing] Alouette, je te plumerai.

[Singing] Je te plumerai le bec.

- [Singing] Je te plumerai le bec.

- [Chuckling] I know that voice.

[Singing] Et le bec.

[Singing] Je te plumerai le bec

Je te plumerai le bec

- [Singing] Et le bec.

- Johnnie!

Albert! Comment a va mon vieux?

You old walrus!

By golly, it's dandy to see you!

- When did you get in?

- One half hour ago.

I find the water on the stove

and the dinner cooking and I say...

"Johnnie, you're in luck, mon vieux

Your friend Albert is expect you!"

- What do you think of my whiskers? She is dandy, huh?

- Oh my, theyre grand.

- Give me a scissor and your razor quick! I cut 'em!

- Oh, sure, Johnnie.

- I'm hopin' you're gonna stay for a while this time.

- Sure thing. I stay ...

... till the boat come.

And wait till you see my skins.

I had the best year I never had.

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