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The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)

UNRATED  126 min  -  Comedy | War   -  25 May 1966 (USA)
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Without hostile intent, a Soviet sub runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers:

Nathaniel Benchley (novel), William Rose (screenplay)
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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carl Reiner ...
Walt Whittaker
Eva Marie Saint ...
Elspeth Whittaker
Alan Arkin ...
Lt. Rozanov
Brian Keith ...
Police Chief Link Mattocks
Jonathan Winters ...
Norman Jones
Paul Ford Paul Ford ...
Fendall Hawkins
Theodore Bikel ...
The Russian captain
Tessie O'Shea Tessie O'Shea ...
Alice Foss (telephone operator)
John Phillip Law ...
Alexei Kolchin
Ben Blue Ben Blue ...
Luther Grilk
Andrea Dromm Andrea Dromm ...
Alison Palmer
Sheldon Collins Sheldon Collins ...
Pete Whittaker (as Sheldon Golomb)
Guy Raymond Guy Raymond ...
Lester Tilly
Cliff Norton Cliff Norton ...
Charlie Hinkson
Richard Schaal Richard Schaal ...
Oscar Maxwell
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Storyline

When a Soviet submarine captain comes up for a look at America (off the coast of a small island in Massachusetts) he runs aground. He sends his two English speaking crewmen to procure a boat with enough power to pull them off. The 2 English speakers, along with 7 other Russian sailors, don't exactly blend in and the town is convinced that they are being invaded. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Boat | Island | New England | Sailor | Submarine  | See more »

Taglines:

It's A Plot!... to make the world die laughing!!

Genres:

Comedy | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! See more »

Filming Locations:

Bodega Bay, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirisch Corporation, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The Russians have problems pronouncing the island's name, Gloucester. However, the Cyrillic alphabet used on the Russian maps phonetically spells "GLOSTER". See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At two different times both Arkin and Bikel are at a loss to pronounce "Gloucester", but early in the film it is shown to be /gloster/ on their chart, in very large Cyrillic letters. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[Rozanov arrives on the bridge of the Russian submarine after learing from the chart man how close they are to the USA coast]
Lieutenant Rozanov: [in Russian; subtitled] What is it Captain? What are you doing?
[to a chart man]
Lieutenant Rozanov: Show me our position.
[the chart man shows Rozanov how close they are to an island]
Lieutenant Rozanov: [in Russian] What? WHAT? Tovarich Captain...
The Russian Captain: [in Russian] Take it easy.
Lieutenant Rozanov: [in Russian] Permit me, Captain. Look at our position.
The Russian Captain: [in Russian] I don't need your advice.
[...]
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Crazy Credits

In the title, the letters R and N in RUSSIANS are reversed to resemble Russian letters (which would literally translate to Ya and I), and the G in COMING is a hammer and sickle. See more »


Soundtracks

"The Shining Sea"
(uncredited)
Written by Johnny Mandel & Peggy Lee
Performed by Irene Kral See more »