Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

Using a story by John Steinbeck as inspiration, Alfred Hitchcock stages a gripping World War II drama by cramming eight survivors of a German torpedo attack into the hull of a tiny lifeboat -- among them, a magazine writer (Tallulah Bankhead), a radio operator (Hume Cronyn) and a crazy woman (Heather Angel) clutching the corpse of her dead baby. But the real trouble starts when one of the survivors (Walter Slezak) reveals he's a Nazi.

Who goes Primitive first...A man...Or a woman...adrift in an open boat ?

JBscale
84
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Thriller - Military and War
Length
1 hr. 36 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 12, 1944
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
Special Edition Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
October 18, 2005
Acquired Date
December 25, 2008
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
March 17, 2009

Actors

Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
William Bendix
William Bendix
Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak
John Hodiak
John Hodiak
Hume Cronym
Hume Cronym
Canada Lee
Canada Lee
Mary Anderson
Mary Anderson
Henry Hull
Henry Hull
Heather Angel
Heather Angel

Directors

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock

Producers

Kenneth Macgowan
Kenneth Macgowan

Writers

Jo Swerling
Jo Swerling

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User Reviews

  • 3.17.2009 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users
90
Superior
RT Fresh
90%
Tomatometer
31 votes
RT Fresh Certified
87%
Popcornmeter
577 votes
METASCORE
78
13 votes
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
32,188 votes

Additional Info

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