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Lifeboat (1944)

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User Rating: 7.9/10 (6,377 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers:
John Steinbeck (story)
Jo Swerling (screenplay)
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Release Date:
12 January 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller | War more
Tagline:
Who goes Primitive first...A man...Or a woman...adrift in an open boat ? more
Plot:
Several survivors of a torpedoed ship find themselves in the same boat with one of the men who sunk it. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
As gut-wrenching as any Hitchcock more

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 (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Brazil:12 | USA:Approved (certificate #9598) | Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1989) | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Peru:18
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Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Alfred Hitchcock]in "before" and "after" pictures in a newspaper advertisement for Reduco Obesity Slayer. The pictures were genuine, as he had just been on a crash diet (although not with the fictional Reduco) from 300 to 200 lbs. However, the so-called "Reduco Obesity Slayer" diet pill or potion ad seemed so real that audience called the studio and wrote letters to Alfred Hitchcock asking where could they get this product. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Talulah offers to use her diamond bracelet as a fishing lure, the fish that swallows it is a carp, a fresh water fish, which would be unlikely to strike at a flashy lure anyway since it is a toothless herbivore. more
Quotes:
John Kovac: [after the young German sailor pulls a gun] The baby has a toy! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bloodlust! (#7.7)" (1994) more

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19 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
As gut-wrenching as any Hitchcock, 9 February 1999
10/10
Author: adonal foyle (Sprewell) from cali

For some reason, "Lifeboat" has remained a relatively obscure and overlooked Hitchcock film. True, the pace is nothing like a North By Northwest or Rear Window, but the level of drama provided is as high as any of Hitchcock's films, early or late. The scene where the mother wakes up in Tallulah's fur coat and asks where her little Johnny is was one of the most gut wrenching scenes I've ever seen in a movie, and I've seen plenty of movies. The movie, while wonderfully developing its own nine characters, also raises questions aimed at the viewer, pointedly questioning how each one of us would react in those certain situations. Personally, I thought the movie was another Hitchcock masterpiece, and I would definitely give it four out of four stars.

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