
Northern Pursuit
Seen it?1943 | 93 min | Adventure, War, Drama
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved The Great Escape or Operation Mincemeat, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1943: an older pace and style.
Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escapes from the prison camp. To catch the spy ring, the Mounties employ a ruse so that the spies, believing Steve to be sympathetic, enlist him in their plans.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Raoul Walsh
- Errol FlynnCorporal Steve Wagner
- Julie BishopLaura McBain
- Helmut DantineColonel Hugo von Keller
- Gene LockhartErnst Willis
- John RidgelyJim Austen
- Tom TullyInspector Barnett
- Alec CraigAngus McBain
- Rose HigginsRose Dagor (uncredited)
- Bernard NedellTom Dagor
- Tom DrakeHeinzmann (uncredited)