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Writers (WGA):
Tom Clancy (novel)
Larry Ferguson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 March 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Invisible. Silent. Stolen. more
Plot:
In 1984, the USSR's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect, or to start a war? full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Best Film of Tom Clancy more (191 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Connery | ... | Marko Ramius | |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Jack Ryan | |
| Scott Glenn | ... | Bart Mancuso | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Captain Borodin | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Admiral Greer | |
| Joss Ackland | ... | Andrei Lysenko | |
| Richard Jordan | ... | Jeffrey Pelt | |
| Peter Firth | ... | Ivan Putin | |
| Tim Curry | ... | Dr. Petrov | |
| Courtney B. Vance | ... | Seaman Jones | |
| Stellan Skarsgård | ... | Captain Tupolev | |
| Jeffrey Jones | ... | Skip Tyler | |
| Timothy Carhart | ... | Bill Steiner | |
| Larry Ferguson | ... | Chief of the Boat | |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | Admiral Painter |
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Runtime:
134 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 | New Zealand:PG | Germany:12 | West Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG
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The body count of this movie is debatable because of the sinking of the V. K. Konovalov - the Alpha class submarine was intended to be operated by a crew of only 16-18 officers but in actual deployment would mostly have some 23-24 officers, as well as 4 petty officers and a cook on board. Apart from the crewmen of the Konovalov, the count is five: - Victor Putin, the political officer, the pilot and navigator of the F-14 crashing onto the Enterprise, Red October XO Vasilij Borodin, and cooks assistant/saboteur Loginov. more
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Anachronisms: Envelope with the letter from Ramius to Padorin is international type of envelope, while in 1984 in Russia were used envelopes of 160mm by 115 mm size. more
Quotes:
Ambassador Lysenko: It seems that the initial reports that one of our submarines was missing were not completely accurate. The submarine in question... is commanded by Captain Marko Ramius. Apparently he's suffered a kind of mental or nervous break down. Just before he sailed, he posted a letter to Admiral Yuri Padorin, in which he announced his intention to, to fire his missiles on the United States. more
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Featured in CinéMagique (2002) more
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This movie never fails to entertain me. Smartly directed, well written, and acted it always brings a fresh newness no matter how many times I've seen it. It could have been the beginning of a franchise for Alec Baldwin. He is very much centered and controlled. Sean Connery is also standout.
Could recommend this to anyone without hesitation. On DVD it's a visual feast. Just a great looking movie. Wish that all the other Clancy books had been adapted so well.