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Ice Station Zebra (1968)

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Commander James Ferraday, USN, has new orders: get David Jones, a British civilian, Captain Anders, a tough Marine with a platoon of troops, Boris Vasilov, a friendly Russian, and the crew ... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
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Cdr. James Ferraday
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Capt. Leslie Anders
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Lt. Russell Walker
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Admiral Garvey
Alf Kjellin ...
Col. Ostrovsky
Gerald S. O'Loughlin ...
Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn
Ted Hartley ...
Lt. Jonathan Hansen
Murray Rose ...
Lt. George Mills
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Paul Zabrinczski
Sherwood Price ...
Lt. Edgar Hackett
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Lt. Mitgang
Joseph Bernard ...
Dr. Jack Benning
John Orchard ...
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Storyline

Commander James Ferraday, USN, has new orders: get David Jones, a British civilian, Captain Anders, a tough Marine with a platoon of troops, Boris Vasilov, a friendly Russian, and the crew of the nuclear sub USS Tigerfish to the North Pole to rescue the crew of Drift Ice Station Zebra, a weather station at the top of the world. The mission takes on new and dangerous twists as the crew finds out that all is not as it seems at Zebra, and that someone will stop at nothing to prevent the mission from being completed. Written by Steve Fenwick <scf@w0x0f.com>

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ice | marine | nuclear | submarine | spy | See more »

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An American nuclear sub.. a sky full of Russian paratroopers--and a race for the secret of Ice Station Zebra! See more »

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Action | Drama | Thriller

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23 October 1968 (USA)  »

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S.O.S. Nordpolen  »

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2.20 : 1
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Trivia

The band 'Silkworm' named a song "Ice Station Zebra" which is featured on their 1997 album "Developer". See more »

Goofs

Not only did Jim Brown's retention of his cover on his head violate military (not just USMC) protocol, exiting the H2 Seasprite or any helicopter) with his cover in place is a serious safety of flight violation, especially that close to the surface. Had the cover been sucked into an engine the helo would have been lost and the submarine seriously damaged. See more »

Quotes

David Jones: ...and all of a sudden, you know a whole damn lot about my business!
Cmdr. Ferraday: We don't believe in going on a mission totally blindfolded.
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User Reviews

 
A Ripping Good Cold War Yarn
11 December 1999 | by (Westbrook, ME) – See all my reviews

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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