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Release Date:
2 March 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
Invisible. Silent. Stolen. more
Plot:
In 1984, the USSR's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect, or to start a war? full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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6 nominations
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(46 articles)
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A thinking man's James Bond - One of the best films I've ever seen.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sean Connery | ... | Marko Ramius |
 | Alec Baldwin | ... | Jack Ryan |
 | Scott Glenn | ... | Bart Mancuso |
 | Sam Neill | ... | Captain Borodin |
 | James Earl Jones | ... | Admiral Greer |
 | Joss Ackland | ... | Andrei Lysenko |
 | Richard Jordan | ... | Jeffrey Pelt |
| Peter Firth | ... | Ivan Putin |
 | Tim Curry | ... | Dr. Petrov |
 | Courtney B. Vance | ... | Seaman Jones |
 | Stellan Skarsgård | ... | Captain Tupolev |
 | Jeffrey Jones | ... | Skip Tyler |
 | Timothy Carhart | ... | Bill Steiner |
| Larry Ferguson | ... | Chief of the Boat |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | Admiral Painter |
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Runtime:
134 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
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Canada:G (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:12 |
Australia:PG |
Netherlands:6 |
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:12 |
New Zealand:PG |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Germany:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Ireland:12 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG
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In the scene with the frigate "Ruben James", a second frigate was used during the filming. The USS Wadsworth FFG-9 was also used to depict the Ruben James. The Wadsworth's hull number 9 is clearly visible in a couple of scene's.
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Revealing mistakes: When Jack Ryan is dragged into the Dallas after almost drowning, one of the crewman bends a valve when laying Jack on the floor.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Enterprise: In a Mirror, Darkly: Part 2 (#4.19)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
The Anthem of the Soviet Union
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How did Loginov know how to do all the sabotages he did?What was the significance of Ramius' reply using one ping only?
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It's almost 10 years now but I am still awed by the caliber of the film. McTiernan has made a moderately good book by Clancy into an outstanding political thriller.
The complexity of the film is particularly challenging. Clancy plots are notorious for beginning with several different threads that interweave somewhere in the book. Screenwriter Larry Ferguson takes apart those threads and models a film based on dual protagonists, Connery and Baldwin. The myriad of supporting actors (including current TN Sen. Fred Thompson) that appear on screen subsequently all have distinct but nonetheless crucial roles to the plot.
Baldwin, in what is and will probably be his career best role ever, shines as the intelligent and patriotic Jack Ryan, a thinking man's hero. Connery lends incredible presence, as usual, to his interpretation of Ramius.
A pure masterpiece.