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The Hunt for Red October (1990) 7.6
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7.6/10 from 98,396 users
Metascore: 58/100
Reviews: 217 user | 81 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com 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? Director:John McTiernan |
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| Sean Connery | ... | ||
| Alec Baldwin | ... | ||
| Scott Glenn | ... | ||
| Sam Neill | ... | ||
| James Earl Jones | ... | ||
| Joss Ackland | ... | ||
| Richard Jordan | ... | ||
| Peter Firth | ... | ||
| Tim Curry | ... | ||
| Courtney B. Vance | ... | ||
| Stellan Skarsgård | ... | ||
| Jeffrey Jones | ... | ||
| Timothy Carhart | ... | ||
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Larry Ferguson | ... | |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | ||
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Soviets create a new nuclear submarine that runs silent due to a revolutionary propulsion system. Russian sub captain defects, goal of taking it to the U.S.A. to prevent the Russians from using the sub to wreak nuclear (missile) war against the U.S. Lots of plot turns and twists in this high-tech thriller. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
USARelease Date:
2 March 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Jagd auf 'Roter Oktober' See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$122,012,643 (USA)Company Credits
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Captain Ramius: May what, Doctor?
Dr. Petrov: Arm the missiles Captain.
Captain Ramius: Mmm, thank you for your concern Doctor
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Music by Aleksandr Aleksandrov (as A.V. Aleksandrov)
Text by Gabriel Ureklyan (as G.A. El-Reghistan) & Sergei Mikhalkov (as S.V. Mikhalkov)
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When the movie was first released on VHS in 1991, the tapes were red. See more »Goofs
Envelope with the letter from Ramius to Padorin is international type of envelope, while in 1984 in Russia were used envelopes of 160mm by 115 mm size. See more »Quotes
Dr. Petrov: [Ramius has taken the Political officers Missile key and kept it] Sir! The reason for having two keys is so that no one man may...Captain Ramius: May what, Doctor?
Dr. Petrov: Arm the missiles Captain.
Captain Ramius: Mmm, thank you for your concern Doctor
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The words "Red October" are first spelled in Russian, with the Cyrillic alphabet, before being replaced with the English words. See more »Soundtracks
"The Anthem of the Soviet Union"Music by Aleksandr Aleksandrov (as A.V. Aleksandrov)
Text by Gabriel Ureklyan (as G.A. El-Reghistan) & Sergei Mikhalkov (as S.V. Mikhalkov)
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It's been argued that "any viewer knowing anything about navies, the Cold War or the Russian language" will be disappointed by this movie. Well, that's rather like saying that anyone who knows anything about the fine-details of cartoon animation or the biology of rodents will be disappointed by 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'.'Red October', an emaciated version of a chunky Clancy novel, is a tight, sweaty thriller supported by a sterling cast;I mean, with the exception of maybe 'Beetlejuice' where else can you watch Alec Baldwin without wanting to slap his fat mug? McTiernan cuts all the flab from the base novel to present a lean little movie, and who in their right mind can possibly reprimand Connery for his accent? The man's played a British spy, an Irish cop, an Eygptian immortal and a Russian submarine captain all with the same brogue- who cares? He still portrays the role with all the nobility and world-weariness the part deserves.