Lifeboat (film)
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| - | '''Walter Slezak''' (3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an [[Austrian actor]] and singer who appeared in German films before migrating to the US in 1930 and featuring in numerous [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] productions. | + | '''''Lifeboat''''' is a 1944 American [[Survival film|survival]] and [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]] from a story by [[John Steinbeck]]. The film stars [[Tallulah Bankhead]] with [[William Bendix]]. Also in the cast are [[Walter Slezak]], [[Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918)|Mary Anderson]] and [[John Hodiak]]. Additional roles in the boat were from [[Henry Hull]], [[Heather Angel (actor)|Heather Angel]], [[Hume Cronyn]], and [[Canada Lee]]. It is set entirely on a [[Lifeboat (shipboard)|lifeboat]] launched from a sinking passenger vessel following a [[World War II]] naval attack. |
| - | Slezak often portrayed villains or thugs, most notably the German U-boat captain in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s film ''[[Lifeboat (film)|Lifeboat]]'' (1944), but occasionally he got to play lighter roles, as in ''[[The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm]]'' (1962). He also played a cheerfully corrupt and philosophical private detective in the [[film noir]] ''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]'' (1947) and appeared as Squire Trelawney in ''[[Treasure Island (1972 live-action film)|Treasure Island]]'' (1972). | + | The film is the first in Hitchcock's "limited-setting" films, the others being ''[[Rope (film)|Rope]]'' (1948), ''[[Dial M for Murder]]'' (1954), and ''[[Rear Window]]'' (1954). It is the only film Hitchcock made for [[20th Century Fox]]. The film received [[Academy Award]] nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Academy Award for Best Story|Best Original Story]] and [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography{{snd}}Black and White]]. Tallulah Bankhead won the [[New York Film Critics Circle]] award for best actress of the year. Though highly controversial in its time for what many interpreted as its sympathetic depiction of a German U-boat captain, ''Lifeboat'' is now viewed more favorably and has been listed by several modern critics as one of Hitchcock's more underrated films. |
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| - | ==Complete filmography== | + | |
| - | * ''[[Sodom and Gomorrah (1922 film)|Sodom und Gomorrha]]'' (1922) .... Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa | + | |
| - | * ''[[Michael (1924 film)|Mikaël]]'' (1924) .... Michael | + | |
| - | * ''[[My Leopold (1924 film)|My Leopold]]'' (1924) .... Leopold, sein Sohn | + | |
| - | * ''O alte Burschenherrlichkeit'' (1925) | + | |
| - | * ''Sumpf und Moral'' (1925) | + | |
| - | * ''Grüß mir das blonde Kind am Rhein'' (1926) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Watch on the Rhine (1926 film)|Aus des Rheinlands Schicksalstagen]]'' (1926) .... Walter Thiermann - Ing. bei Großmann | + | |
| - | * ''Marccos tollste Wette'' (1926) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Young Blood (film)|Junges Blut]]'' (1926) .... Oberprimaner | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Sea Cadet|Der Seekadett]]'' (1926) | + | |
| - | * ''Wie bleibe ich jung und schön - Ehegeheimnisse'' (1927) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Goodbye Youth (1927 film)|Addio giovinezza!]]'' (1927) .... Mario | + | |
| - | * ''Das Recht zu leben'' (1927) | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Lorelei|Die Lorelei]]'' (1927) | + | |
| - | * ''Liebe geht seltsame Wege'' (1927) .... Florizel, 'Flo-Flo' | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Long Intermission|Die große Pause]]'' (1927) .... Ottokar, ihr Sohn | + | |
| - | * ''Der Fahnenträger von Sedan'' (1927) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Single Mother (film)|Ledige Mütter]]'' (1928) | + | |
| - | * ''Almenrausch und Edelweiss'' (1928) .... Mentel, beider Sohn | + | |
| - | * ''Das Hannerl von Rolandsbogen'' (1928) | + | |
| - | * ''Osudné noci'' (1929) .... Bellini | + | |
| - | * ''[[Eros in Chains|Eros in Ketten]]'' (1929) .... Heinz Ewer | + | |
| - | * ''Spione im Savoy-Hotel'' (1932) .... Kurt | + | |
| - | * ''[[Once Upon a Honeymoon]]'' (1942) .... Baron Franz Von Luber | + | |
| - | * ''[[This Land Is Mine (film)|This Land Is Mine]]'' (1943) .... Major Erich von Keller | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Fallen Sparrow]]'' (1943) .... Dr. Christian Skaas | + | |
| - | * ''[[Lifeboat (film)|Lifeboat]]'' (1944) .... Willi | + | |
| - | * ''[[Step Lively (1944 film)|Step Lively]]'' (1944) .... Joe Gribble | + | |
| - | * ''[[Till We Meet Again (1944 film)|Till We Meet Again]]'' (1944) .... Vitrey, The Mayor | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Princess and the Pirate]]'' (1944) .... La Roche | + | |
| - | * ''[[Salome, Where She Danced]]'' (1945) .... Dimitrioff | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Spanish Main]]'' (1945) .... Don Juan Alvarado | + | |
| - | * ''[[Cornered (1945 film)|Cornered]]'' (1945) .... Melchior Incza | + | |
| - | * ''[[Sinbad the Sailor (film)|Sinbad the Sailor]]'' (1947) .... Melik | + | |
| - | * ''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]'' (1947) .... Arnett | + | |
| - | * ''[[Riffraff (1947 film)|Riffraff]]'' (1947) .... Molinar | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Pirate (1948 film)|The Pirate]]'' (1948) .... Don Pedro Vargas | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Inspector General (film)|The Inspector General]]'' (1949) .... Yakov | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Yellow Cab Man]]'' (1950) .... Dr. Byron Dokstedder | + | |
| - | * ''[[Panther's Moon]]'' (1950) .... Doctor Stahl | + | |
| - | * ''[[Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion]]'' (1950) .... Sgt. Axmann | + | |
| - | * ''[[Bedtime for Bonzo]]'' (1951) .... Prof. Hans Neumann | + | |
| - | * ''[[People Will Talk]]'' (1951) .... Prof. Barker | + | |
| - | * ''[[Confidentially Connie]]'' (1953) .... Emil Spangenberg | + | |
| - | * ''[[Call Me Madam (film)|Call Me Madam]]'' (1953) .... August Tantinnin | + | |
| - | * ''[[White Witch Doctor (film)|White Witch Doctor]]'' (1953) .... Huysman | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Steel Cage]]'' (1954) .... Louis, the Prison Chef (segment "The Chef") | + | |
| - | * ''The Good Fairy'' (1956, TV Movie) .... Max Sporum | + | |
| - | * ''[[Ten Thousand Bedrooms]]'' (1957) .... Papa Vittorio Martelli | + | |
| - | * ''Pinocchio'' (1957, TV Movie) .... Gepetto | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Miracle (1959 film)|The Miracle]]'' (1959) .... Flaco | + | |
| - | * ''A Doll's House'' (1959, TV Movie) .... Presenter | + | |
| - | * ''A Christmas Festival'' (1959, TV Movie) .... Mr. Really-Big | + | |
| - | * ''[[Come September]]'' (1961) .... Maurice Clavell | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm]]'' (1962) .... Stossel | + | |
| - | * ''A Cry of Angels'' (1963, TV Movie) .... George Frideric Handel | + | |
| - | * ''[[Wonderful Life (1964 film)|Wonderful Life]]'' (1964) .... Lloyd Davis | + | |
| - | * ''[[Emil and the Detectives (1964 film)|Emil and the Detectives]]'' (1964) .... Baron | + | |
| - | * ''The Man Who Bought Paradise'' (1965, TV Movie) .... Captain Meers | + | |
| - | * ''[[24 Hours to Kill]]'' (1965) .... The Firm: Malouf | + | |
| - | * ''[[A Very Special Favor]]'' (1965) .... Etienne, Restaurant Proprietor | + | |
| - | * ''Der Kongreß amüsiert sich'' (1966) .... Wax museum guide | + | |
| - | * ''[[Dr. Coppelius]]'' (1966) .... Dr. Coppelius | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Caper of the Golden Bulls]]'' (1967) .... Antonio Gonzalez | + | |
| - | * ''[[Heidi (1968 film)|Heidi]]'' (1968, TV Movie) .... Father Richter | + | |
| - | * ''The Juggler of Notre Dame'' (1970) .... The Innkeeper | + | |
| - | * ''[[Black Beauty (1971 film)|Black Beauty]]'' (1971) .... Hackenschmidt | + | |
| - | * ''[[Treasure Island (1972 live-action film)|Treasure Island]]'' (1972) .... Squire Trelawney | + | |
| - | * ''The Mysterious House of Dr. C'' (1976) .... Dr. Coppelius | + | |
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Lifeboat is a 1944 American survival and drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story by John Steinbeck. The film stars Tallulah Bankhead with William Bendix. Also in the cast are Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson and John Hodiak. Additional roles in the boat were from Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, and Canada Lee. It is set entirely on a lifeboat launched from a sinking passenger vessel following a World War II naval attack.
The film is the first in Hitchcock's "limited-setting" films, the others being Rope (1948), Dial M for Murder (1954), and Rear Window (1954). It is the only film Hitchcock made for 20th Century Fox. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Original Story and [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best CinematographyTemplate:SndBlack and White]]. Tallulah Bankhead won the New York Film Critics Circle award for best actress of the year. Though highly controversial in its time for what many interpreted as its sympathetic depiction of a German U-boat captain, Lifeboat is now viewed more favorably and has been listed by several modern critics as one of Hitchcock's more underrated films.
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