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Lifeboat 1944 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Six men and three women - against the sea, and each other!

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , German
Gneres Drama , War
Production Company 20th Century Fox
Budget $1,590,000
Revenue $1,000,000
Release Date 28 January 1944
96 mins
Cast
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead Connie Porter
William Bendix
William Bendix Gus Smith
Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak Willi
Mary Anderson
Mary Anderson Alice MacKenzie
John Hodiak
John Hodiak John Kovac
Henry Hull
Henry Hull Charles J. Rittenhouse
Heather Angel
Heather Angel Mrs. Higley
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
Canada Lee
Canada Lee Joe Spencer
William Yetter Jr.
William Yetter Jr. Young German Sailor (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Writers
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
Jo Swerling
Jo Swerling
Producers
Kenneth Macgowan
Kenneth Macgowan
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Executive Producers
William Goetz
William Goetz
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Cinematography
Glen MacWilliams
Glen MacWilliams
Composer
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Editor
Dorothy Spencer
Dorothy Spencer
Sound
Bernard Freericks
Bernard Freericks
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Visual Effects
Fred Sersen
Fred Sersen
Original Writer
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Story
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
Art Direction
James Basevi
James Basevi
Maurice Ransford
Maurice Ransford
Set Decoration
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Costume Design
René Hubert
René Hubert
Sam Benson
Sam Benson
Makeup Artist
Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce
Music
Emil Newman
Emil Newman
Camera Operators
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
Paul Lockwood
Paul Lockwood
Assistant Director
Saul Wurtzel
Saul Wurtzel
Additional Photography
Arthur C. Miller
Arthur C. Miller