The Coronado Island Film Festival’s 2025 student classic film series will screen Alfred Hitchcock’s 1944 classic, “Lifeboat,” on March 30.
Featuring an ensemble cast including Tallulah Bankhead, John Hodiak, William Bendix and Hume Cronyn, “Lifeboat” takes place entirely on and around a 36-foot lifeboat adrift at sea.
In it, seven American and British survivors of a torpedoed ship, along with a lone German survivor, struggle against the sea, the elements, and one another to stay alive.
Hitchcock is known for his gripping “edge of your seat” thrillers, and was the creative force behind more than 50 feature films. “Lifeboat” not only limited its setting, but is distinctive in being one of a very few Hitchcock and Hollywood films lacking any musical score. Loosely based on a short story by celebrated author John Steinbeck, the film’s dramatic narrative examines themes of authority, leadership, political culture, honesty, morality and justice.
The screening, free and open to the public, will take place in the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library at 1 p.m.
The complete 2025 student classic schedule and reservations are available on the CIFF website under the “Year-Round” dropdown tab. All student classic film screenings are free.
