The Hunt for Red October

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Directed by

John McTiernan

Starring (View all)

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

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Tom Clancy

Larry Ferguson
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11 years, 3 months ago at Jan 18 11:57

khan amir

1984 a Russian submarine, Red October, state of art one with a unique propagation system thar make it hard to detect by sonar, hits the water. Captain Ramius and his crew officer were on test mission, but the captain and his close aisdes had other intention. Defection from Russian Navy, hand over the masterpiece to USA and get political asylum.

The cat and mouse game started between R... read more

Review of The Hunt for Red October

9 years, 5 months ago at Nov 3 22:02

Joshua "LF"

Age is a funny thing. A movie can receive dozens of accolades and audience approval in the 80's, but audiences might reject the film 20 years later. Sometimes (such as with Groundhog Day), a film can be met lukewarmly upon release, only to slowly accumulate significant popularity over time. Unfortunately, The Hunt for Red October seems to fit more with the latter, as a film that contains many o... read more

A classic

8 years, 3 months ago at Jan 27 13:56

johanlefourbe

To be honest, even though this movie has a really solid reputation, I have to admit that I always had some mixed feelings about this flick. I mean, obviously, for John McTiernan, it was a 3rd huge success in a row (following the superior ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Predator’) and he was, back in those days, one of the most highly regarded directors in Hollywood. Anyway, since this movie was regarded a... read more

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In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect or to start a war?

Release date: 2 March 1990
UPC: 097363202073

Tags: Action (23), Thriller (17), Cold War (16), Submarine (12), Military (12), Spy (9), War (9), 1990s (9), 1990 (8), Adventure (6), Suspense (6), Ocean (6), Jack Ryan (6), Soviet Union (5), Naval (5), Drama (4), Based On Novel (4), Navy (4), Race Against Time (4), Defection (4)

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