Lifeboat - The Masters of Cinema Series

World War Two drama from Alfred Hitchcock following the tensions that arise in a lifeboat filled with the survivors of a torpedoed passenger ship. Among those seeking refuge on the lifeboat are fashion journalist Connie Porthead (Tallulah Bankhead), tycoon Rittenhouse (Henry Hull), seaman Kovak (John Hodiak), injured stoker Gus (William Bendix), radio operator Stanley Garrett (Hume Cronyn) and a nurse, Alice (Mary Anderson). Their numbers are swelled further when a German, Willy (Walter Slezak), from the U-boat responsible for the bombing is also taken on board. Slowly and subtly, the new arrival begins to influence the actions of his fellow passengers, manipulating each situation in order to manoeuvre the craft towards a rendezvous with his own people. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Director (Hitchcock), Best Story (John Steinbeck) and Best Cinematography (Glen MacWilliams).

Producer: Kenneth Macgowan
Cinematographer: Glen MacWilliams
Actor: Heather Angel
Actor: William Bendix
Actor: Walter Slezak
Actor: Canada Lee
Actor: Henry Hull
Actor: Tallulah Bankhead
Actor: Mary Anderson
Actor: John Hodiak
Writer: John Steinbeck
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Music: Hugo Friedhofer
Writer: Jo Swerling
Actor: William Yetter Jr
Actor: Hume Cronyn