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Ice Station Zebra
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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   3,053 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:
(4 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)

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A Ripping Good Cold War Yarn more

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 (Manitoba) (video rating) (1991) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG | West Germany:12 (f) | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (1970) | Sweden:11 | USA:G | Singapore:PG | UK:U

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Trivia:
In the era before VCRs, Howard Hughes would call the Las Vegas TV station he owned and order them to run a particular movie. Hughes so loved this that it aired on his Las Vegas station over 100 times. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the MiG's are seen close up, you can count 5, but seen from the ground only 4 planes are visible. more
Quotes:
Cmdr. Ferraday: [after reading the name of the person who authorized the mission] All right sir, I'm impressed. Not enlightened - but impressed. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Sam and Max: Ice Station Santa (2007) (VG) more

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33 out of 49 people found the following comment useful:-
A Ripping Good Cold War Yarn, 11 December 1999
10/10
Author: Dana A. Luke (danaluke@iname.com) from Westbrook, ME

This movie is a FAR better and more believable story than any of the cold-war James Bond pictures of the same period. All of the actors involved here are at the top of their game, especially Rock Hudson, who portrays a nuclear submarine captain as if he was born to it.

A very believable story, well acted, with lots of action sequences interspersed with tightly-delivered dialog. Ice Station Zebra moves along at a crisp pace, and builds to a gripping climax.

This movie is NOT to be missed if you like nuclear submarines, cold-war epics, or just well-acted and written movies in general.

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