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Lifeboat
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 18, 2019
(1944) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Screenplay by Jo
Swerling; Story by John Steinbeck; Starring: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix,
Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Canada Lee and Hume
Cronyn; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****½
“The intent of read more
A Challenge for All: ‘Lifeboat’ (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Jul 6, 2018
After a non-movie related post on The Doors, I’m back to my old habits with good old Hitchcock. Yes, we discussed his films a lot on this blog and this isn’t going to stop! The occasion, today, is Maddy’s Second Annual Hitchcock Blogathon that she’s hosting on her blog Maddy read more
Lifeboat (1944, Alfred Hitchcock)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on May 18, 2018
Lifeboat never feels stagy, which is one of the film’s greatest successes. The entire thing takes place in a single lifeboat, with director Hitchcock not doing many medium or long shots of the lifeboat exterior. All the action is with the actors, Hitchcock using distinctive composition–Glen MacWill read more
Blu-ray Review: Lifeboat
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Apr 9, 2017
Distributor: Kino Lorber Release Date: March 21, 2017 Region: Region A Length: 01:36:58 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English DTS-HD Master Audio (48 kHz, 16-bit) Subtitles: English (SDH) Ratio: 1.39:1 Bitrate: 24.91 Mbps Notes: A DVD edition of this title was previously released by 20 read more
Lifeboat (1944)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Oct 27, 2014
Lifeboat
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
By John Steinbeck, Screenplay by Jo Swerling
1944/USA
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental John Kovac: [referring to Willie] Neither can a snake help being a rattlesnake if he’s born a rattlesnake! That don’t read more
Hitchcock’s “Lifeboat” to screen November 11, 2014 at Daystar Center
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 27, 2014
Hitchcock’s “Lifeboat” to screen November 11, 2014 at Daystar Center
When: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street
A director’s challenge
Alfred Hitchcock loved challenges. He embraced new cinematic techniqu read more
Hitchcock’s “Lifeboat” to screen November 11, 2014 at Daystar Center
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Oct 27, 2014
Hitchcock’s “Lifeboat” to screen November 11, 2014 at Daystar Center
When: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:30 p.m.
Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street
A director’s challenge
Alfred Hitchcock loved challenges. He embraced new cinematic techniqu read more
Tallulah Bankhead prepares for a scene in Lifeboat 1944
Pop Culture ImagineMDD Posted by ImagineMDD on Oct 31, 2013
The glamorous life of a movie star...
Tallulah Bankhead receives a shower while filming Alfred Hitchcock's 1944 film, Lifeboat. A prop man uses a watering can to drench the star.
Tallulah Bankhead as Constance "Connie" Porter
Photo by Peter Stackpole
Buy this vintage photo poster, framed, un read more
Lifeboat (1944) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 15, 2013
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Tallulah Bankhead, the film follows the passengers of a liner who escape in a lifeboat after the ship is sunk. Together they try and survive in order to make it back to civilization. Along the way they must make many difficult decisions. This includes saving read more
Lifeboat (1944) – Alfred Hitchcock
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 15, 2013
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Tallulah Bankhead, the film follows the passengers of a liner who escape in a lifeboat after the ship is sunk. Together they try and survive in order to make it back to civilization. Along the way they must make many difficult decisions. This includes saving read more
Lifeboat – Episode 3
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jul 28, 2013
At first everybody is somewhat flabbergasted that a member of the enemies navy would board the lifeboat. But reality swiftly returns, and a discussion erupts as the disposition of the German. Kovac wants him thrown overboard as the German is the enemy. Gus admits to being “in a bit of a spot&# read more
Lifeboat – Episode 2
The Old Movie House Posted by Tom on Jul 21, 2013
I can’t be sure, but I think Lifeboat was the first truly classic film I ever saw. It was on our local PBS station located somewhere in Buffalo. It was on a Friday Night at 11:00 PM. It was the middle of the seventies, and we just got cable, so all the ghost images were gone. All the TV guide read more
Classic Films in Focus: LIFEBOAT (1944)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 20, 2012
Based
on a story by John Steinbeck, Alfred Hitchcock's tense wartime thriller, Lifeboat (1944), will induce
claustrophobia in some viewers, as the entire film takes place within the
confines of a single small boat. The ocean around might be wide, but the space
on the boat is small, so small that the read more
Classic Films in Focus: LIFEBOAT (1944)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 20, 2012
Based
on a story by John Steinbeck, Alfred Hitchcock's tense wartime thriller, Lifeboat (1944), will induce
claustrophobia in some viewers, as the entire film takes place within the
confines of a single small boat. The ocean around might be wide, but the space
on the boat is small, so small that the read more
Classic Films in Focus: LIFEBOAT (1944)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 20, 2012
Based
on a story by John Steinbeck, Alfred Hitchcock's tense wartime thriller, Lifeboat (1944), will induce
claustrophobia in some viewers, as the entire film takes place within the
confines of a single small boat. The ocean around might be wide, but the space
on the boat is small, so small that the read more
Hitchcock Blogathon #6: Lifeboat
MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on Jan 17, 2011
Lifeboat (1944) I recal when the contemporary Phone Booth came out a few years ago, many viewers complained that the entire movie takes place in that dang phone booth. Jump back about 60 years and Hitchcock gave us a masterpiece that persists entirely in a Lifeboat. Starting after read more
Lifeboat
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Jul 10, 2010
Lifeboat (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944)
In Hitchcock's oeuvre, Lifeboat is a deviation from his own style which was more like the "Eisenstein technique" of editing multiple points of view. He generally did not go with the long take (exception here and Rope especially).
With his many success Hitchcock de read more