Lifeboat Movie Review 1944

When a German U-boat sinks a freighter during WWII, the eight survivors seek refuge in a tiny lifeboat. Tension peaks after the drifting passengers take in a stranded Nazi. Hitchcock saw a great challenge in having the entire story take place in a lifeboat and pulled it off with his usual flourish. In 1989, the film "Dead Calm" replicated the technique. From a story by John Steinbeck. Bankhead shines.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, World War II, Survival, Books to Film: John Steinbeck, Sail Away

Screenplay

Jo Swerling

Cast

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

Cinematography

Glen MacWilliams

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Music

Hugo Friedhofer

Producer

20th Century-Fox, Kenneth McGowan

Awards

N.Y. Film Critics 1944: Actress (Bankhead).