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Lifeboat (1944)

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  • 1hr 37m
  • 78

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Producer:

Kenneth Macgowan, William Goetz, Alfred Hitchcock

Writer:

John Steinbeck, Jo Swerling, Alfred Hitchcock

Release Date:

Jan 12, 1944

Runtime:

1hr 37m

Synopsis

Several survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in World War II find themselves in the same lifeboat with one of the crew members of the U-boat that sank their ship.

Cast

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

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Metacritic

78
metacritic
Based on 13 Critics
8.0

USER SCORE (15)

Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Reviews
80

Along with the psychological intrigue there is romance and wit. And fans will enjoy Hitch's most amusing trademark cameo: photographed as before and after silhouettes in a newspaper ad for diet product Reduco.

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Metacritic review by Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire
90

That old master of screen melodrama, Alfred Hitchcock, and Writer John Steinbeck have combined their distinctive talents in a tremendously provocative film—indeed, a surprisingly unique one—titled Lifeboat.

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Metacritic review by Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
The New York Times
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