Lifeboat (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer(s) | Alfred Hitchcock, Kenneth Macgowan, William Goetz (executive uncredited), Darryl F. Zanuck (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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Lifeboat Overview:
Lifeboat (1944) was a Thriller/Suspense - War Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, Darryl F. Zanuck, Kenneth Macgowan and William Goetz.
SYNOPSIS
A Hitchcock wartime thriller based on a story by Steinbeck (who made a first attempt at the script; Ben Hecht did some polishing to Swerling's script). An escape from a torpedoed ship becomes a desperate struggle for survival after the occupants of a lifeboat take in the captain of the U-boat that preyed upon their ship.The setting made made for a difficult production (Bankhead contracted pneumonia) and required three differently configured boats. It also presented a dilemma for the famous Hitchcock cameo: watch the newspaper ads!
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Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams | Nominated |
| Best Director | Alfred Hitchcock | Nominated |
| Best Writing | John Steinbeck | Nominated |
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Lifeboat
By Barry P. on May 18, 2019 From Cinematic Catharsis(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 full article
A Challenge for All: ‘Lifeboat’ (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944)
By Virginie Pronovost on Jul 6, 2018 From The Wonderful World of CinemaAfter 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 full article
Lifeboat (1944, Alfred Hitchcock)
By Andrew Wickliffe on May 18, 2018 From The Stop ButtonLifeboat 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 MacWilli... Read full article
Blu-ray Review: Lifeboat
By Devon Powell on Apr 9, 2017 From Hitchcock MasterDistributor: 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 20t... Read full article
Lifeboat (1944)
By Beatrice on Oct 27, 2014 From Flickers in TimeLifeboat 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 make... Read full article
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John Kovac: [referring to Willie] Neither can a snake help being a rattlesnake if he's born a rattlesnake! That don't make him a nightingale! Get him out of here!
Gus Smith: My name is Schmidt, but I changed it to Smith. That's what I got against these guys more than anything else. They make me ashamed of the name I was born with. I got a lot of relatives in Germany. For all I know this guy may be one of them. I say throw him to the sharks!
Willy: [to the delirious Gus] There's Rosie! She's waiting for you!
[Willy pushes Gus overboard]
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Facts about
During filming, several of the crew members noted that actress Tallulah Bankhead was not wearing underwear. When advised of this situation, director Alfred Hitchcock observed, "I don't know if this is a matter for the costume department, makeup, or hairdressing."
Seasickness hit the entire cast at one point or another, and much of the cast caught pneumonia after constant exposure to cold water, Tallulah Bankhead having suffered twice from it. Hume Cronyn almost drowned in a storm scene when he got caught under a large metal water-activator, used for making waves. Joe Peterson, a lifeguard hired especially for the production, saved him in the nick of time. Hume Cronyn also suffered from cracked ribs during the course of filming.
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