Lifeboat

12
1h 36m
1944
7.359 /10 (460)

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

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English, Français, Deutsch
Released Date: 1944-01-28

Top Billed 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

William Yetter Jr.

Young German Sailor (uncredited)

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