Lifeboat
From a story by John Steinbeck, director Alfred Hitchcock's riveting film of human strengths and frailties under extraordinary circumstances finds eight survivors left to fend for themselves on a small lifeboat, after an Allied freighter is torpedoed by a German U-Boat. They rescue a Nazi from drowning and the lives and personalities of these nine strangers provide a cross-section of society, and an arena of pathos, humour, tyranny and compassion. Starring Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak and Hume Cronyn.
Year: 1944
Genre: Drama, War and Anti-War Films, Classic Drama, Classic Film Noir, John Steinbeck, Classic Cinema
Country: USA
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, John Hodiak, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee
Duration: 96 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains low level violence.
7.8/10
Location in store: Classic Noir (Hitchcock)
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