Lifeboat

"Six men and three women - against the sea, and each other!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

472 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Director

Best Story

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.6M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.0M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-590,000

ROI: -37%

Budget Recovery63% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.6M|Revenue: $1.0M

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23.7K

Daily Avg

395

7-Day Trend

+121%

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Based On

Lifeboat

dramatic work

Story Setting

Set In

Atlantic Ocean

Themes & Subjects

#seamanship#worldwarii

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Glen MacWilliams

Film Editing

Dorothy Spencer

Music / Score

Hugo Friedhofer

Production Design

James Basevi

Production Companies

20th Century Studios

Distributors

20th Century StudiosNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Lifeboat

Available in 12 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomPG

Germany12

Brazil12

FinlandK-16

GR12

Netherlands12

Sweden15

Production

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers

Jo Swerling, Ben Hecht, Alfred Hitchcock, John Steinbeck

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Cast

Tallulah Bankhead

Connie Porter

William Bendix

Gus Smith

Walter Slezak

Willi

Mary Anderson

Alice MacKenzie

John Hodiak

John Kovac

Henry Hull

Charles J. Rittenhouse

Heather Angel

Mrs. Higley

Hume Cronyn

Stanley "Sparks" Garrett

Canada Lee

Joe Spencer

No Image

William Yetter Jr.

Young German Sailor (uncredited)

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