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Lifeboat

Year
1944
Length
96 minGoogle Play US 96-minute listing Version sources ↓

Shipwreck survivors share a lifeboat with a German officer during the Second World War.

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Lifeboat 1944

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    Rent · US$3.99 · HD

    Google Play US 96-minute listing. Google Play lists 96 minutes. The listing does not identify a restoration or source master, and playback was not tested. AFI separately records a 96–98-minute range; that historical range is not treated as this digital asset’s measured duration. Eureka’s discontinued disc separately lists 98 minutes; its master and subtitles are not attributed to this digital listing.

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    Buy · US$9.99 · HD

    Google Play US 96-minute listing. Google Play lists 96 minutes. The listing does not identify a restoration or source master, and playback was not tested. AFI separately records a 96–98-minute range; that historical range is not treated as this digital asset’s measured duration. Eureka’s discontinued disc separately lists 98 minutes; its master and subtitles are not attributed to this digital listing.

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What to expect

Survivors of a torpedoed ship must organise life in one small boat. Taking a German survivor aboard turns practical questions about steering, leadership and trust into a wartime argument. AFI’s production history also records contemporary disputes over the portrayal of the German character and the Black steward.

How to ease in

Keep track of who has knowledge the others need, especially navigation and medicine, and who gets to make decisions. Sharing the boat does not mean sharing a purpose.

Heads-up

A quick, non-exhaustive note Includes wartime violence, injury and amputation, infant death, suicide, and period racial stereotypes.
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Google Play US 96-minute listing 96 min · US Google Play lists 96 minutes. The listing does not identify a restoration or source master, and playback was not tested. AFI separately records a 96–98-minute range; that historical range is not treated as this digital asset’s measured duration. Eureka’s discontinued disc separately lists 98 minutes; its master and subtitles are not attributed to this digital listing. Source: Google Play Movies — Lifeboat (US storefront) Runtime reference · Checked 2026-10-20

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