Directed by:
Alfred HitchcockComposer:
Hugo FriedhoferCast:
Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee, Alfred Hitchcock (more)VOD (1)
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In the Atlantic during WWII, a ship and a German U-boat are involved in a battle and both are sunk. The survivors from the ship gather in one of the boats. They are from a variety of backgrounds: an international journalist, a rich businessman, the radio operator, a nurse, a steward, a sailor and an engineer with communist tendencies. Trouble starts when they pull a man out of the water who turns out to be from the U-boat. Later, the survivors are spotted by the German supply ship Willi had been steering them to, but before it can pick them up, it is sunk by an American warship. A frightened young German seaman boards the lifeboat, brandishing a gun. After he is disarmed, one of the survivors asks, "What should we do with him?". (Shock Entertainment)
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Solid minimalist conversational drama from master Hitchcock, which takes place entirely on a boat, where an interesting mix of survivors find themselves after the sinking of the ship, and as a bonus a German from the submarine responsible for sinking the ship, which then also ran aground. Thanks to a great script, I was never bored, on the contrary, I was forced to think about how I would behave in a similar situation. The final slightly warlike scene is the perfect cherry on top. I also found amusing the classic cameo of Hitch himself, who managed to elegantly squeeze onto the boat deck without being one of the passengers.
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