Reception 49th Parallel (film)

1 reception

1.1 critical
1.2 box office
1.3 awards

reception
critical

critical reviews of 49th parallel favourable, new york times reviewer effusing, tense action... excellent performances. absorbing , exciting film! , variety concluding: important , effective film. opening scenes promise much, , lives expectations. every part, smallest bits, magnificently played.... 49th parallel holds 88% approval rating on rotten tomatoes.

box office

it popular film @ british box office in 1941. in us, universal turned film down bought columbia distribution in north america reported $200,000. variety estimated earned $1.3 million in rentals in 1942. film earned $5 million @ north american box office.

awards

the film won pressburger academy award best story , nominated best picture , best screenplay (including rodney ackland additional dialogue). british film institute ranked film 63rd popular film british audiences, based on cinema attendance of 9.3 million in uk.