Hitchcock's wartime experiment confines survivors to one small boat for the whole film. Tallulah Bankhead is sharp, and the tight moral drama about trust and a German captain is clever and tense.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (34,322 votes)
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