Lifeboat

After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat, among them a glamorous journalist, a tough seaman, a nurse and an injured sailor. Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger - the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them. With its powerful interplay of suspense and emotion, this legendary classic is a microcosm of humanity, revealing the subtleties of man's strengths and frailties under extraordinary duress. Introduction by Assistant Professor of the Practice Alejandro Salinas-Albrecht1944. USA. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix and Walter Slezak. 97 minutes.