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Ice Station Zebra (1968)

G 148 min  -  Action | Drama | Thriller  -   23 October 1968 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

John Sturges

Writers:

Alistair MacLean (novel), Douglas Heyes (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rock Hudson ...
Cdr. James Ferraday
Ernest Borgnine ...
Boris Vaslov
Patrick McGoohan ...
Jim Brown ...
Capt. Leslie Anders
Tony Bill Tony Bill ...
Lt. Russell Walker
Lloyd Nolan ...
Admiral Garvey
Alf Kjellin Alf Kjellin ...
Col. Ostrovsky
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Gerald S. O'Loughlin ...
Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn
Ted Hartley Ted Hartley ...
Lt. Jonathan Hansen
Murray Rose Murray Rose ...
Lt. George Mills
Ron Masak ...
Paul Zabrinczski
Sherwood Price Sherwood Price ...
Lt. Edgar Hackett
Lee Stanley ...
Lt. Mitgang
Joseph Bernard Joseph Bernard ...
Dr. Jack Benning
John Orchard 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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Plot Keywords:

Marine | Ice | Nuclear | Spy | Submarine  | See more »

Taglines:

"Ice Station Zebra"... Remember The Name -- Your Life May Depend On It! See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Base artica Zebra See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track  | Mono (35 mm prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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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. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: After the Tigershark successfully punches a hole through the ice, they fire 3 flares into the air. Rather than being carried away in the fierce winds of the ice storm the float straight down via parachute. See 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.
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Connections

Featured in Century of Black Cinema (2003) See more »