Lifeboat
1944 American survival film by Alfred Hitchcock
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Summary
Lifeboat is a film[1]. Lifeboat ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,444 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock[4]
- Screenwriter: Jo Swerling[5], John Steinbeck[6], Ben Hecht[7]
- Composer: Hugo Friedhofer[8]
- Genre: drama film[9], war film[10], survival film[11]
- Based on: Lifeboat[12]
- Cast member: Tallulah Bankhead[13], William Bendix[14], Walter Slezak[15], Mary Anderson[16], John Hodiak[17], Henry Hull[18], Heather Angel[19], Hume Cronyn[20], Canada Lee[21], Alfred Hitchcock[22]
- Producer: Kenneth Macgowan[23]
- Production company: 20th Century Studios[24]
- Director of photography: Glen MacWilliams[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
- Commons category: Lifeboat (film)[27]
- Distribution format: video on demand[28]
- Review score: 7.8/10[29], 78/100[30], 90%[31]
- Color: black-and-white[32]
- Country of origin: United States[33]
- Publication date: January 12, 1944[34], September 1, 1944[35], 1944[36]
- Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[37], Netflix[38]
- Narrative location: Atlantic Ocean[39]
- Main subject: World War II[40], seamanship[41]
- Film editor: Dorothy Spencer[42]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director[43], Academy Award for Best Story[44], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[45]
- Title: Lifeboat[46]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[47]
- Duration: 96 minutes[48]
Why It Matters
Lifeboat has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Lifeboat is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
FAQs
What awards did Lifeboat receive?
Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].