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Lifeboat
1944
Based on a story by John Steinbeck, LIFEBOAT tells of the desperate struggle for survival of a group of people whose boat was torpedoed by a German U-boat during the Second World War. In this gripping character study about eight diverse survivors, tensions mount after a Nazi is brought aboard. LIFEBOAT is an unusual yet .. Read more
| Starring | William Bendix, Tullulah Bankhead, Walter Slezak |
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| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Genres | Drama |
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Alfred Hitchcock's tense Second World War drama has the distinction of being shot on what looks like the smallest ever film set. The action takes place exclusively on board a lifeboat after a liner is torpedoed by a Nazi sub. As so often in Hitchcock's films, the suspense lies not in the audience being kept in the dark about the identity of the villain, but in making us watch and wait while the characters find it out for themselves. Tallulah Bankhead is the pick of an exceptional cast, but it's all about Hitch's matchless ability to create, shatter and re-create tension until our nerves are frayed.
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Based on a Steinbeck novella, the film is both an allegory about the need for unity to combat Nazism and a technological marvel..
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The setting is confined to a lifeboat in the Atlantic occupied by survivors from a torpedoed passenger-carrying... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
one for daddy!!
This film was a total waste on me and my two children but my husband said he found it a bit strange but he quite enjoyed it.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Brilliant!
One of Hitchcock's best movies. Tense, surprising drama about a bunch of people trapped on a life boat during the war. Who will survivie? What kind of ... more
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
one for daddy!!
This film was a total waste on me and my two children but my husband said he found it a bit strange but he quite enjoyed it.
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful
one for daddy!!
This film was a total waste on me and my two children but my husband said he found it a bit strange but he quite enjoyed it.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Brilliant!
One of Hitchcock's best movies. Tense, surprising drama about a bunch of people trapped on a life boat during the war. Who will survivie? What kind of ... more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
If you liked 12 Angry Men, do also watch this.
Although filmed in 1944 I felt much of the content could still hold true with the ethical and cultural dilemmas faced in modern day life.
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very interesting Hitch
Although not usually seen as one of Hitchcock's classics, this really is a great watch. Based almost entirely on a lifeboat, the movie follows the ... more
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4 star war propaganda
A straightforward drama/thriller, a mix of survivors (although they all seem to know each other despite how big the ship must have been) gather on a lifeboat ... more
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Hitchcock at his best
Another excellent film by the main man. You wouldn't think a film about shipwrecks stuck in a boat could hold your interest but it does. Brilliant work.
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Critics' reviews (4)
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Alfred Hitchcock's tense Second World War drama has the distinction of being shot on what looks like the smallest ever film set. The action takes place exclusively on board a lifeboat after a liner is torpedoed by a Nazi sub. As so often in Hitchcock's films, the suspense lies not in the audience being kept in the dark about the identity of the villain, but in making us watch and wait while the characters find it out for themselves. Tallulah Bankhead is the pick of an exceptional cast, but it's all about Hitch's matchless ability to create, shatter and re-create tension until our nerves are frayed.
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Based on a Steinbeck novella, the film is both an allegory about the need for unity to combat Nazism and a technological marvel..
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The setting is confined to a lifeboat in the Atlantic occupied by survivors from a torpedoed passenger-carrying... read more on Time Out
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4 stars out of 4 -- LIFEBOAT convinces us completely of its sincerity and urgency.
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Lifeboat
Based on a story by John Steinbeck, LIFEBOAT tells of the desperate struggle for survival of a group of people whose boat was torpedoed by a German U-boat during the Second World War. In this gripping character study about eight diverse survivors, tensions mount after a Nazi is brought aboard. ...
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