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Lifeboat

7.419441h 36mNRMovieWarDrama

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.

DirectorAlfred Hitchcock
WritersJo Swerling·Ben Hecht
ProducersKenneth Macgowan·William Goetz

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Cast · Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

TBTallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
Connie Porter
WBWilliam Bendix
William Bendix
Gus Smith
WSWalter Slezak
Walter Slezak
Willi
MAMary Anderson
Mary Anderson
Alice MacKenzie
JHJohn Hodiak
John Hodiak
John Kovac
HHHenry Hull
Henry Hull
Charles J. Rittenhouse
HAHeather Angel
Heather Angel
Mrs. Higley
HCHume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
CLCanada Lee
Canada Lee
Joe Spencer
WJ
William Yetter Jr.
Young German Sailor (uncredited)

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Lifeboat is streaming on TCM and Hoopla in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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