Lifeboat [videorecording] / Twentieth Century-Fox ; [story] by John Steinbeck ; screenplay by Jo Swerling ; produced by Kenneth MacGowan ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Alfred Hitchcock's production of Lifeboat (other title)
Life boat (other title)

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (film director.). Macgowan, Kenneth, 1888-1963 (film producer.). Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964 (screenwriter.). Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 (author.). Bankhead, Tallulah, 1902-1968 (actor.). Bendix, William, 1906-1964 (actor.). Slezak, Walter, 1902-1983 (actor.). Anderson, Mary, 1918-2014 (actor.). Hodiak, John, (actor.). Hull, Henry, 1890-1977 (actor.). Angel, Heather, 1909-1986 (actor.). Cronyn, Hume, (actor.). Lee, Canada, (actor.). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee. (Cast).

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When an their vessel is torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, eight survivors find refuge in a lifeboat. Short on food and water, their situation is further complicated when they rescue a crew member from the German submarine that sank their ship.

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Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special edition.; Full screen.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.

Special features: Audio commentary by USC film professor Drew Casper; "The making of 'Lifeboat'" featurette; exclusive still photo gallery.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director of photography, Glen MacWilliams ; art directors, James Baferi, Maurice Ransford ; editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Hugo W. Friedhofer ; costume designer, Rene Hubert.
Participant or Performer Note:: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee.
Target Audience Note:: MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:: DVD; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:: In English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.

Closed-captioned.

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Genre:: Feature films.
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