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How Lifeboat Set the Stage for Some of Hitchcock’s Best Thrillers

Hitchcock is true to his mission of never letting the camera leave the confines of the oblong shape that serves as the film’s sole setting, but then he goes a step further. There’s virtually no music in the film, no big sweeping crane shots that allow him to swoop over top of the boat, no sharp camera movements to confirm that the action is really unfolding on a soundstage.