1944 American survival film by Alfred Hitchcock

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Lifeboat is a 1944 American survival film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story by John Steinbeck. It stars Tallulah Bankhead and William Bendix, alongside Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry … Wikipedia
Ratings
7.6 / 10.0
IMDb
33.3K votes
87%
Rotten Tomatoes
5K votes
78.0
Metacritic
13 votes
Factsheet
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by Jo Swerling
Factsheet
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by Jo Swerling
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IMDb
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Lifeboat (1944) ⭐ 7.6 | Drama, War
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.Several survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in World War II find themselves ...
Release date   Jan 28, 1944
Duration   01:37:00
Director   Alfred Hitchcock
Rating: 7.6/10 ​ - ​ 33.3K votes
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IMDb
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Lifeboat (2018) ⭐ 5.4 | Drama, Thriller
October 1, 2018 - Lifeboat: Directed by Josefine Kirkeskov. With Sofia Helin, Pål Sverre Hagen, Sebnem Hassanisoughi, Ana Luiza Ulsig. A woman on a romantic sailing holiday with her boyfriend rescues a refugee woman who makes her confront her past.
Release date   Oct 01, 2018
Duration   01:19:00
Rating: 5.4/10 ​ - ​ 176 votes
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IMDb
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Lifeboat (Short 2018) ⭐ 6.8 | Documentary, Short
August 1, 2018 - With Aisha, Miriam. Volunteers from a German non-profit risk the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from sinking rafts pushing off from Libya in the middle of the night.
Release date   Aug 01, 2018
Duration   34:00
Rating: 6.8/10 ​ - ​ 889 votes
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IMDb
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Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat: The Theater of War (Video 2005) ⭐ 6.9 | Documentary, Short
October 18, 2005 - 'Making of' featurette about director Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece classic Lifeboat (1944). Narrated by the director's daughter and granddaughter, a Hitchcock scholar and a John Steinbeck specialist.
Release date   Oct 18, 2005
Duration   20:00
Rating: 6.9/10 ​ - ​ 68 votes
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IMDb
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The Lifeboat | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Lifeboat: Grace Winter, a young woman on trial for murder, recounts the tale of how she survived a shipwreck at sea in a lifeboat that initially carried too many people.
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IMDb
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Life Boat (Short 2017) ⭐ 6.5 | Short
Life Boat: Directed by Lorraine Nicholson. With Stephen Dorff, Elizabeth Gilpin, B.K. Cannon, Chloe Bridges.
Duration   18:00
Rating: 6.5/10 ​ - ​ 80 votes
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IMDb
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Lifeboat - Official Trailer | IMDb
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.
Published   August 9, 2022
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IMDb
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"Only Murders in the Building" Lifeboat (TV Episode 2024) ⭐ 7.6 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
October 15, 2024 - In Only Murders in the Building Season 4 Episode 8, "Lifeboat," the Westies' storyline is wrapped up, with details on Dudenoff's formation of a family and the Westies' bond. The storyline is centered around Helga's story, which highlights Dudenoff's ...
Rating: 7.6/10 ​ - ​ 2.61K votes
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IMDb
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The Lifeboat (TV Series 1994– ) - IMDb
April 27, 1994 - The Lifeboat: With Brendan Gleeson, Neil Royston, Richard Lynch, Karl Johnson. The lives and missions of the crew of a Welsh rescue boat.
Rating: 8/10 ​ - ​ 25 votes
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IMDb
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Lifeboat (1944) - Full cast & crew - IMDb
Lifeboat (1944) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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IMDb
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Lifeboat - LIFEBOAT Trailer (2019) | IMDb
Trailer for 2019 Academy Award® nominated LIFEBOAT
Published   November 2, 2020
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Turner Classic Movies
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Lifeboat (1944) - Turner Classic Movies
Lifeboat (1944) -- (Movie Clip) Bermuda In No Time Still unaware that their German captive surgeon and navigator (Walter Slezak) has a compass, Tallulah Bankhead, Henry Hull, Hume Cronyn, John Hodiak, nurse Mary Anderson and amputee William Bendix discuss their course, in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, 1944.
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Metacritic
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Lifeboat Reviews - Metacritic
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.
Release date   Jan 28, 1944
Duration   01:37
Director   Alfred Hitchcock
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Amazon
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Amazon.com: Lifeboat (Special Edition) : Tallulah Bankhead, John Hodiak, Walter Slezak, William Bendix, Mary Anderson, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee, William Yetter Jr., Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling, John Steinbeck: Movies & TV
After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat, among them a glamorous journalist (Tallulah Bankhead), a tough seaman (John Hodiak), a nurse (Mary Anderson) and an injured sailor (William Bendix). Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger - the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them.
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IMDb
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"Stargate SG-1" Lifeboat (TV Episode 2003) ⭐ 7.7 | Action, Adventure, Drama
July 18, 2003 - With Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Don S. Davis. While SG-1 is exploring a crashed alien ship full of passengers in cryostasis, an alien force downloads a number of their consciousnesses into Daniel.
Director   Peter DeLuise
Rating: 7.7/10 ​ - ​ 1.31K votes
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Lifeboat
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Lifeboat | Official Film Website
LIFEBOAT bears witness to refugees desperate enough to risk their lives in rubber boats leaving Libya in the middle of the night, despite a high probability of drowning.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Lifeboat | Rotten Tomatoes
In this tense Alfred Hitchcock thriller, based on a John Steinbeck novella, American and British civilians who have survived the sinking of their ship by a German submarine struggle to reach land in a crowded lifeboat.
Release date   Jan 11, 1944
Director   Alfred Hitchcock
Rating: 87/100 ​ - ​ 5K votes
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IMDb
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Lifeboat | Sci-Fi
Lifeboat: Directed by Rhonda Parker. With Jay Desiderio. A man is posed with an ethical dilemma aboard a doomed vessel.
Director   Rhonda Parker
Actor   Jay Desiderio
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Wikipedia
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Lifeboat (1944 film) - Wikipedia
December 16, 2025 - Lifeboat is a 1944 American survival film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story by John Steinbeck. It stars Tallulah Bankhead and William Bendix, alongside Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn ...
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IMDb
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Lifeboat (1944) - Trivia - IMDb
Lifeboat (1944) - Trivia on IMDb: Cameos, Mistakes, Spoilers and more...