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Lifeboat poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 69.8 / 100
1944·Drama / War·1h 37m

LIFEBOAT

“Six men and three women - against the sea, and each other!”

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

Above the Line
Alfred Hitchcock·DirectorJo Swerling·ScreenplayBen Hecht·WriterGlen MacWilliams·Director of PhotographyHugo Friedhofer·Original Music ComposerDorothy Spencer·Editor
Cast
Tallulah Bankhead·Connie PorterWilliam Bendix·Gus SmithWalter Slezak·WilliMary Anderson·Alice MacKenzieJohn Hodiak·John KovacHenry Hull·Charles J. RittenhouseHeather Angel·Mrs. HigleyHume Cronyn·Stanley "Sparks" GarrettCanada Lee·Joe SpencerWilliam Yetter Jr.·Young German Sailor (uncredited)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Alfred Hitchcock·DirectorSaul Wurtzel·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Jo Swerling·ScreenplayBen Hecht·WriterJohn Steinbeck·StoryAlfred Hitchcock·Idea
Camera· 3
Glen MacWilliams·Director of PhotographyArthur C. Miller·Additional Director of PhotographyHarry Jackson·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Dorothy Spencer·EditorLyman Hallowell·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Hugo Friedhofer·Original Music ComposerBernard Freericks·SoundRoger Heman Sr.·SoundEmil Newman·Music Director
Art & Design· 5
James Basevi·Art DirectionRené Hubert·Costume DesignMaurice Ransford·Art DirectionThomas Little·Set DecorationGuy Pearce·Makeup Artist
Production· 6
Kenneth Macgowan·ProducerWilliam Goetz·Executive ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck·Executive ProducerAlfred Hitchcock·ProducerBen Silvey·Unit Production ManagerR.L. Hough·Production Manager
Other Departments· 4
Fred Sersen·Visual EffectsQueenie Leonard·Dialogue CoachEugene Joseff·OtherSam Benson·Wardrobe Master
By the Numbers
69.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.6
OF 10
IMDb
90%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$1M
ROI -37%
Worldwide Gross
0
3 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Lifeboat's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Tense, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features a group of people crowded together in what appears to be a lifeboat. In the foreground, a shirtless man with tattoos on his chest and ”

wardrama
Key Elements
LifeboatPeopleOcean
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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