Six men and three women - against the sea, and each other!
During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
Lifeboat (1944) is a war and drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released on January 28, 1944 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak and Mary Anderson. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 497 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for Lifeboat before you stream it.
Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Lifeboat.
Trailer
Clip
Tallulah Bankhead
as Connie Porter
William Bendix
as Gus Smith
Walter Slezak
as Willi
Mary Anderson
as Alice MacKenzie
John Hodiak
as John Kovac
Henry Hull
as Charles J. Rittenhouse
Heather Angel
as Mrs. Higley
Hume Cronyn
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
Canada Lee
as Joe Spencer
William Yetter Jr.
as Young German Sailor (uncredited)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Jo Swerling, Alfred Hitchcock and Ben Hecht, produced by Kenneth Macgowan and Alfred Hitchcock.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 497 ratings.
With their transport torpedoed by a now also sunken Nazi U-boat, journalist “Porter” (Tallulah Bankhead) finds herself aboard the ship’s lifeboat afloat amidst the flotsam. She isn’t on her own for long, though, as others find her refuge and when German “Willi” (Walter Slezak) shows up that makes nine souls. They want to head to Bermuda, but nobody knows the way except, possibly, their prisoner - but they don’t…
Reviewed on February 8, 2026
2014
1971
2002
2020
2000
2017
2014
1951
1965
1982
1958
2010
2016
2017
1965
1980
1981
2025
1978
2024
1959
1930
1979
2002
1932
1930
1987
1959
1941
1927
Movie
1995
1946
1976
1966
1959
1956
1962
1919
1931
Lifeboat (1944) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Lifeboat (1944) includes Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson and John Hodiak. The film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Lifeboat was released on January 28, 1944 and runs for 1h 36m.
Lifeboat (1944) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 497 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Lifeboat trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
