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Ice Station Zebra
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Overview

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6.5/10   3,149 votes
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Director:
John Sturges
Writers:
Alistair MacLean (novel)
Douglas Heyes (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 October 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
It's a race for the secret ... or TOTAL DESTRUCTION more
Plot:
Commander James Ferraday, USN, has new orders: get David Jones, a British civilian, Captain Anders, a tough Marine with a platoon of troops... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Patrick McGoohan:the Principle Of The Thing
 (From CinemaRetro. 17 January 2009, 6:05 AM, PST)

Patrick McGoohan Dies Aged 80
 (From EmpireOnline. 14 January 2009, 5:12 PM, PST)

User Comments:
The Cold War Is Gone, But This Movie Is Still Good more (70 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rock Hudson ... Cdr. James Ferraday

Ernest Borgnine ... Boris Vaslov

Patrick McGoohan ... David Jones

Jim Brown ... Capt. Leslie Anders
Tony Bill ... Lt. Russell Walker
Lloyd Nolan ... Admiral Garvey
Alf Kjellin ... Col. Ostrovsky
Gerald S. O'Loughlin ... Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn
Ted Hartley ... Lt. Jonathan Hansen
Murray Rose ... Lt. George Mills

Ron Masak ... Paul Zabrinczski
Sherwood Price ... Lt. Edgar Hackett
Lee Stanley ... Lt. Mitgang
Joseph Bernard ... Dr. Jack Benning
John Orchard ... Survivor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
148 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track
Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:G (Manitoba) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) (video rating) (1991) | Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG | West Germany:12 (f) | Brazil:Livre | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (1970) | Sweden:11 | USA:G | Singapore:PG | UK:U

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Trivia:
Laurence Harvey was originally cast in Patrick McGoohan's role and early adverts in Variety magazine even listed him in the part. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Although the scenes take place in sub-zero temperatures, none of the actors breath is visible. more
Quotes:
David Jones: Where were you stationed, Captain, before you were picked up in transit?
Capt. Leslie Anders: Asia
David Jones: Ah, then you haven't been on the ice before either.
Capt. Leslie Anders: No, Sir. A bullet goes just as fast up here as it does down there.
David Jones: Not quite. An insignificant difference, perhaps, but I think you'll find the operational characteristics of the M-16 indicate that a bullet will decelerate as much as 40 feet per second per second faster in these climate conditions. It's denser air, you know.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Big Bang Theory: The Monopolar Expedition (#2.23)" (2009) more

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13 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
The Cold War Is Gone, But This Movie Is Still Good, 13 November 2003
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Commander James Ferraday (Rock Hudson), the captain of the nuclear submarine USS Tigerfish, receives the assignment to get three persons to North Pole: the civilian David Jones (Patrick McGoohan), the Russian deserter Boris Vaslov (Ernest Borgnine) and the marine Capt. Leslie Anders (Jim Brown). Their secret mission is to recover an American film from an English camera in a Russian spy satellite, which felt close to the Ice Station Zebra. The persons who work in the station are not responding to the radio call and nobody knows what might have happened with them. Along the voyage of USS Tigerfish, there is some sabotage on board meaning that probably one of the new passengers is a Russian spy. A tense and cynical end finishes a long but attractive story. Although the cold war is gone in the present days, this movie is still a good film. Rock Hudson and Patrick McGoohan have a great performance. My vote is seven.

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