Lifeboat 1944  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee, William Yetter Jr.
After being torpedoed by a U-Boat during World War II, the ship's survivors–wounded stoker Gus Smith (William Bendix), fashion writer Constance Porter (Tallulah Bankhead), tycoon Charles Rittenhouse (Henry Hull), radio operator Stan (Hume Cronyn), Capitalist Charles Rittenhouse (Henry Hull), Communist John Kovac (John Hodiak), nurse Alice MacKenzie (Mary Anderson), Black steward George Spencer (Canada Lee), and hysterical Mrs. Higley (Heather Angel)–take onto their life raft Nazi commander Willy (Walter Slezak) of the U-Boat that sank their freighter. As the only seaman among the group, Willy takes charge, and their fate lies in Willy's hands. Alfred Hitchcock received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
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