Review of Lifeboat (1944) by Sean L — 06 Jun 2007

Only Hitchcock could pull something like this off! Drama in its purest form!

This review of Lifeboat (1944) was written by Sean L on 06 Jun 2007.

Lifeboat has generally received very positive reviews.

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