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Lifeboat / Twentieth Century-Fox ; [story] by John Steinbeck ; screen play by Jo Swerling ; produced by Kenneth MacGowan ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980, director.
Macgowan, Kenneth, 1888-1963, producer.
Swerling, Jo, 1897-1964, screenwriter.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968, screenwriter.
Bankhead, Tallulah, 1902-1968, actor.
Bendix, William, 1906-1964, actor.
Slezak, Walter, 1902-1983, actor.
Friedhofer, Hugo W., composer.
Casper, Drew, commentator.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, producer.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., distributor.
Language:
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Survival--Drama.
Survival.
Shipwreck survival--Drama.
Shipwreck survival.
Survival at sea--Drama.
Survival at sea.
Airplane crash survival--Drama.
Airplane crash survival.
World War, 1939-1945--Drama.
World War, 1939-1945.
Genre:
Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
monochrome
Edition:
Special edition ; full frame presentation.
Other Title:
Title on container and disc : Alfred Hitchcock's production of Lifeboat
Place of Publication:
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2005]
Language Note:
In English with English and Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
System Details:
DVD - NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo 5.1, mono ; Region 1.
digital
optical
mixed
stereo
mono
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
When an their vessel is torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, eight survivors find refuge in a lifeboat. Short on food and water, their situation is further complicated when they rescue a crew member from the German submarine that sank their ship.
Participant:
Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee.
Credits:
Director of photography, Glen MacWilliams ; editor, Dorothy Spencer ; music, Hugo W. Friedhofer.
Notes:
Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.
Special features: Audio commentary by USC film professor Drew Casper; "The making of 'Lifeboat'" featurette; exclusive still photo gallery.
OCLC:
61281777
Publisher Number:
024543172260
2227226 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

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