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Lifeboat

Movie
1944
1h 36m
NR
English
War, Drama
User Score: 
7.7
Critic Score: 
84
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During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
Lifeboat Poster

Lifeboat

NR
Movie
1944
1h 36m
English
War, Drama
During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
Rating
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7.7
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Lifeboat (1944) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
84

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Tallulah Bankhead
Connie Porter
Mary Anderson
Alice MacKenzie
John Hodiak
John Kovac
Henry Hull
Charles J. Rittenhouse
Heather Angel
Mrs. Higley
Hume Cronyn
Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
Canada Lee
Joe Spencer
William Yetter Jr
Young German Sailor (uncredited)
Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock
Written By: Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling (Screenplay), + 1 more

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UnsungGhost says...
4 years ago
If you like movies that take place entirely in one location, than you will like this one. Characters are quickly introduced as they board the lifeboat, but their backstories are told throughout the rest of the film. This was filmed during WW2 and it involves German characters, so the tension is palpable. It's view of German soldiers would have been controversial for the time, but it holds up as a realistic and detailed portrayal even to this day. The acting is quite good and I loved all the characters. I don't want to ruin anything, but William Bendix has an especially good scene in the movie. There were a lot of parts were the film seemed to have gotten wet or was developed improperly, but it doesn't distract too much from the story. It was fun just trying to guess how scenes were filmed. In most shots, the ocean appears to be a filmed backdrop with some shots using miniatures.
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Nancy L Draper says...
8 years ago
Since I watched "Tullulah" I've been curious about the woman who will always be the original - Tullulah Bankhead. So, I read up on her and, although she was regarded as the greatest stage actress of the 20th Century, she has to her credit over 300 film, stage, television and radio roles. Of all her films I chose this one to sample her work. It won the New York Film Critics award in 1944, and when she received the award she exclaimed, "Dahlings, I was wonderful". She was! This film is a Hitchcock production of a John Steinbeck piece. It probably deserves more, but I give it a 7 (good) out of 10.
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bladefd
8/10  4 months ago
‘Lifeboat’ was a story written by the legendary author John Steinbeck and directed by another legendary giant, Alfred Hitchcock. While this was one of Hitchcock’s earlier films, he was well-known by then. The plot here is simple, but it’s the characters that drive the story. During World War More
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