
In the Atlantic during WW II, a ship and a German U-boat are involved in battle, and both are sunk. The survivors - from a variety of backgrounds -gather in one of the life boats.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the Atlantic during WW II, a ship and a German U-boat are involved in battle, and both are sunk. The survivors - from a variety of backgrounds -gather in one of the life boats.
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| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThat old master of screen melodrama, Alfred Hitchcock, and Writer John Steinbeck have combined their distinctive talents in a tremendously provocative film—indeed, a surprisingly unique one—titled Lifeboat. |
| Hollywood ReporterDouglas PrattThe characters are reasonably free of cliched personalities, so what happens between them is rarely predictable, and there are enough crises and tensions within the 96-minute running time to hold a viewer fully attentive. |
| Slant MagazineDan CallahanLifeboat is actually much more complicated than it first appears. Its emphasis on moral debates in dialogue can seem a little dry, but Hitchcock’s shifting sympathies guarantee our guilty involvement with the characters until he builds to a climax of intellectual and spiritual excitation. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesHere is the closest the director probably ever came to making an insightful statement about the dreadful world he and his peers lived in. |
| The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe roots of reality TV can be found here, but unlike most reality TV, Hitchcock shows a genuine (though characteristically distant) interest in people. |
| EmpireAngie ErrigoAlong with the psychological intrigue there is romance and wit. And fans will enjoy Hitch's most amusing trademark cameo: photographed as before and after silhouettes in a newspaper ad for diet product Reduco. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. NesbitOnly Hitchcock could pull off this compelling drama in such tight quarters! |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenThis is one of [Hitchcock's] significant works, accented by wickedly effective insert shots and a handful of strong performances. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherThat old master of screen melodrama, Alfred Hitchcock, and Writer John Steinbeck have combined their distinctive talents in a tremendously provocative film. |
| VarietyVariety StaffDespite that it's a slow starter, the picture, from the beginning, leaves a strong impact and, before too long, develops into the type of suspenseful product with which Hitchcock has always been identified. |