lifeboat be another fine film from it director alfred hitchcock . hitchcok receive the second nomination in his career for best director at the academy award for 1944. the film be also nominate for best cinematography from glen macwilliams and original motion picture story for john steinbeck . it a great character study and be basically a stage play set at sea with a fine cast include tallulah bankhead and william bendix and walter slezak and hume cronyn and john hodiak and canada lee . i have always enjoy this film and have see it many time . it a well acted script adapt from a good steinbeck story by jo swerling and ben hecht . all hitchcock film be good and offer something different in each one . this be a little stage restrict and have no performance to absolutely wow you but it worth check out if you have never see it . i would give it an 8 . 5 out of 10 and recommend it .