Screening | Film/Video

Lifeboat

How do you keep an audience on the edge of their seats in a film confined to a single small boat? Leave it to the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. 

A man sitting on a small boat with a woman resting her head in his lap. They are surrounded by water.
Date
Feb 23, 2025
Cost
$5.00 - $10.00
Time
2 p.m. ET
Location
Wexner Center for the Arts

Film/Theater

In Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat, a group of survivors from German U-boat attack finds themselves stranded at sea (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944)—along with a suspicious crew member from the sub that destroyed their ship. Tensions mount as alliances shift and a power struggle ensues as the food and water begin to dwindle. How does Hitch pull off his trademark cameo in this one? 
 
Starring Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, and Walter Slezak; based on a story by John Steinbeck. (97 mins., 4K DCP) 

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