Where to Watch Lifeboat
- The Gutter MonkeyNovember 23, 2025Like Rope and Rear Window, this is another Hitchcock classic that turns one cramped space into a world of suspense.
- Mister ArnMay 14, 2025This film shows that you don't need special effects to make a good movie. The entire movie takes place in a small lifeboat. Within this limited space the human spirit is explored under stress
- Rocco DOrazioDecember 29, 2024Gripping, emotional, sharp, timeless; masterpiece. Inducted in my favorite title and credit sequences list on Letterboxd p.s. avoid the UK Bluray it's cropped and overexposed.
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Lifeboat was released on January 28, 1944.
Lifeboat was directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Lifeboat has a runtime of 1h 36m.
Lifeboat was produced by Kenneth Macgowan, Alfred Hitchcock.
In the Atlantic during WW II, a merchant ship and a German U-boat are involved in battle, and both are sunk. The survivors - from a variety of backgrounds - gather in one of the lifeboats. Trouble begins when they pull a man out of the water who turns out to be from the U-boat.
The key characters in Lifeboat are Connie Porter (Tallulah Bankhead), Gus Smith (William Bendix), Willi (Walter Slezak).
Lifeboat is rated Not Rated.
Lifeboat is a Drama, War, Thriller film.
Lifeboat has an audience rating of 8.7 out of 10.
Lifeboat had a budget of $1.6M.
Lifeboat has made $1M at the box office.