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Director:
Norman Jewison
Writers:
Nathaniel Benchley (novel)
William Rose (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 May 1966 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | War See more »
Tagline:
It's A Plot!... to make the world die laughing!!
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 6 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Alan Arkin, Peter O'Toole, Eddie Murphy: Oscar Veterans 2006
 (From Alt Film Guide. 18 February 2011, 5:05 AM, PST)
Art director Robert F. Boyle dies at 100
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 2 August 2010, 3:00 PM, PDT)
'The Kids Are All Right,' and so is Tariq
 (From Gold Derby. 2 July 2010, 6:18 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
A personal favorite! See more (59 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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 ... Fendall Hawkins

Theodore Bikel ... The Russian captain
Tessie O'Shea ... Alice Foss (telephone operator)

John Phillip Law ... Alexei Kolchin
Ben Blue ... Luther Grilk
Andrea Dromm ... Alison Palmer
Sheldon Collins ... Pete Whittaker (as Sheldon Golomb)
Guy Raymond ... Lester Tilly
Cliff Norton ... Charlie Hinkson
Richard Schaal ... Oscar Maxwell
Philip Coolidge ... Mr. Porter

Don Keefer ... Irving Christiansen
Cindy Putnam ... Annie Whittaker
Parker Fennelly ... Mr. Everett
Doro Merande ... Muriel Everett
Vaughn Taylor ... Mr. Bell

Johnny Whitaker ... Jerry Maxwell
Danny Klega ... Polsky
Ray Baxter ... Brodsky

Paul Verdier ... Maliavin
Nikita Knatz ... Gromolsky
Constantine Baksheef ... Vasilov
Alex Hassilev ... Hrushevsky
Milos Milos ... Lysenko
Gino Gottarelli ... Kregitkin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Lambert ... (uncredited)

Michael J. Pollard ... Stanley (airplane mechanic) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Norman Jewison 
 
Writing credits
Nathaniel Benchley (novel "The Off-Islanders")

William Rose (screenplay)

Produced by
Norman Jewison .... producer
Walter Mirisch .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Johnny Mandel 
 
Cinematography by
Joseph F. Biroc (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
 
Film Editing by
Hal Ashby 
J. Terry Williams 
 
Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Art Direction by
Robert F. Boyle 
 
Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera 
 
Makeup Department
Del Armstrong .... makeup artist
Naomi Cavin .... hair stylist
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Jim Henderling .... production manager (as James E. Henderling)
Fred Lemoine .... unit manager
Allen K. Wood .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kurt Neumann .... assistant director (as Kurt Neumann Jr.)
Leslie Gorall .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Anthony Bavero .... property master (as Anthony N. Bavero)
Lewis E. Hurst Jr. .... set designer
James F. McGuire .... set designer
Thomas J. Wright .... sketch artist (as Thomas J. Wright Jr.)
 
Sound Department
Al Overton .... sound (as Alfred J. Overton)
Clem Portman .... sound re-recordist
John Romness .... sound
Sidney Sutherland .... sound editor (as Sidney E. Sutherland)
James D. Young .... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Daniel Hays .... special effects (as Daniel W. Hays)
 
Stunts
John Moio .... stunts (uncredited)
Felix Silla .... stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Somers .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Young .... grip (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wesley Jeffries .... wardrobe
 
Music Department
Richard Carruth .... music editor
 
Other crew
Leon Belasco .... dialogue director
Betty Levin .... script supervisor
Peter Nelson .... assistant to producer
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" - Australia (imdb display title), International (English title) (imdb display title), UK (imdb display title), USA (alternative spelling)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | USA:Unrated | Australia:G
Filming Locations:
Bodega Bay, California, USASee more »
Company:
Mirisch Corporation, TheSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
According to a Los Angeles Times story, the fake submarine had been previously used in the 1965 Marlon Brando movie Morituri (1965).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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Hogan's Heroes: A Russian Is Coming (#3.12)" (1967)See more »
Soundtrack:
The Shining SeaSee more »

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14 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
A personal favorite!, 4 July 2002
Author: Robert L. Folkner from West Lafayette, Indiana

"Hilarious" doesn't begin to describe it! I saw this in the theater in 1966 when it first came out, and I enjoyed it immensely! Arkin was great and Bikel excels in just about everything he does! This gets ***** out of ***** with me!

So it's an excellent comedy, but like all truly great comedy, it has a dark and serious side: that people will become hysterical with xenophobia when they live in a culture that expects it of them. During the Cold War, it was a given among us kids that ALL the Russians were evil beings, godless Communist robots out to destroy us. We were taught to so regard ALL of them.

This movie serves as a poignant reminder that not everyone who lives in an officially "hostile" nation hates us.

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