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August 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
Below freezing and beyond fear... Will anyone survive its terror?Plot:
A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but when... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Good movie moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Donald Sutherland | ... | Frank Lansing | |
| Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Heddi Lindquist | |
| Richard Widmark | ... | Otto Gerran | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Lechinski | |
| Barbara Parkins | ... | Judith Rubin | |
| Lloyd Bridges | ... | Smithy | |
| Lawrence Dane | ... | Paul Hartman | |
| Patricia Collins | ... | Inge Van Zipper | |
| Michael J. Reynolds | ... | Heyter | |
| Nicholas Cortland | ... | Jungbeck | |
| August Schellenberg | ... | Marine Technician | |
| Candace O'Connor | ... | Laboratory Assistant | |
| Joseph Golland | ... | Meteorological Assistant | |
| Bruce Greenwood | ... | Technician (Tommy) | |
| Richard Wren | ... | Radio Operator |
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118 min | Canada:110 minLanguage:
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Norway:16 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Iceland:12Fun Stuff
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Revealing mistakes: When everyone is outside after the generator explosion it is blowing a blizzard, but the flames are rising vertically with minimal wind disturbance rather than being virtually horizontal, revealing that wind machines are being used just on the area where the actors are. moreFAQ
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I read the book and saw the movie. I enjoyed both. Donald Sutherland was excellent. This is a suspense thriller and so it goes slower than a typical action flick. If you expect this to be an action flick you will be disappointed. There are a few surprises which is typical of the writer's style.
If you want an action movie MacLean is not for you as he is the Master of Suspense and writes in a way to keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what is going on. If you see this from the middle, you will be bored, you must see it from the start and watch with full attention. If you miss any of the plot, you will get confused frustrated and wonder why you're watching the movie.
When you watch this, don't do anything else except watch it and I assure you that you will applaud this movie along with others like unto it like Where Eagles Dare, Guns of Navarone, Force 10 from Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, Detonator I and Detonator II, Satan Bug and a few more. The only one that dragged for me was Puppet on a Chain but I saw it chopped up on network TV so I need to see it again unchopped, unedited and not edited for television.