Lifeboat The many characters in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic movie Lifeboat portrayed a variety of alternating task roles not only in creating a fluctuating group dynamic, but fatal decision making as well. Nine characters originally occupied the small lifeboat after their ship was sunk by a German submarine: Connie Porter a female reporter, Mrs. Higgins and her son Johnny, Alice Mackenzie a nurse, Stanley Garret (Sparks) a ship’s officer, Kovac a worker on the …showed first 75 words of 955 total…

…showed last 75 words of 955 total…one, allowing each one to speak his opinion, although not always recognized, they each wanted the same goal, to keep the survivors alive. Throughout the film Lifeboat, not only did Hitchcock’s characters make terrible decisions concerning the circumstances, but shifted through a variety of task roles. From caregiver to murderer, leader to follower, and sometimes even portrayed self-confessing the combination of these characters made an interesting film and a great example of group behavior.