Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writers: John Steinbeck; Jo Swerling

Music: Hugo W. Friedhofer

Producers: Alfred Hitchcock; Kenneth Macgowan

Keywords: Drama, WWII, Nazis

A German U-Boat sinks an Allied freighter, survivors rescued into a lifeboat by unlikely socialite Constance Porter. Among those saved is Willy, the U-Boat captain whose submarine was also sunk in the explosion; he is by far the most capable of the group. The entirety of Lifeboat takes place in one setting, the 26-foot boat. Received Oscar nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mary Anderson	Actor	3-Apr-1920	6-Apr-2014	Lifeboat
Heather Angel	Actor	9-Feb-1909	13-Dec-1986	Lifeboat
Tallulah Bankhead	Actor	31-Jan-1902	12-Dec-1968	Lifeboat
William Bendix	Actor	14-Jan-1906	14-Dec-1964	The Life of Riley
Hume Cronyn	Actor	18-Jul-1911	15-Jun-2003	Cocoon
John Hodiak	Actor	14-Apr-1914	19-Oct-1955	Lifeboat
Henry Hull	Actor	3-Oct-1890	8-Mar-1977	Werewolf of London
Canada Lee	Actor	3-Mar-1907	9-May-1952	Cry, the Beloved Country
Walter Slezak	Actor	3-May-1902	21-Apr-1983	Hitchcock's Lifeboat

CAST

Tallulah Bankhead	...   Constance Porter (magazine writer)
William Bendix	...   Gus Smith (stoker)
Walter Slezak	...   Willy (U-Boat captain)
Mary Anderson	...   Alice MacKenzie (nurse)
John Hodiak	...   John Kovac (seaman)
Henry Hull	...   Charles D. Rittenhouse ("Ritt", businessman)
Heather Angel	...   Mrs. Higley
Hume Cronyn	...   Stanley Garrett ("Sparks", radio operator)
Canada Lee	...   George Spencer ("Joe", steward)

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