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The Hunt for Red October (1990)
7.6
Ratings: 7.6/10 from 77,995 users
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58/100
Reviews: 211 user | 70 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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Invisible. Silent. Stolen. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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À la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$17,161,835 (USA) (4 March 1990) (1225 Screens)Gross:
$199,200,000 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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2.20 : 1
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Jack Ryan: I didn't. I had a 50/50 chance. I needed a break. Sorry.
Capt. Bart Mancuso: That's all right, Mr Ryan. My Morse is so rusty, I could be sending him dimensions on Playmate of the Month.
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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) See more »
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Coincidentally, while the real U.S. Warship Reuben James participated in the movie, it also plays a pivotal role as an escort vessel in the Tom Clancy novel "Red Storm Rising". See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: At the time that the movie takes place (1984) only 2 Typhoon classes besides the fictional Red October were in service. The Dallas computer states that there are six. The other four would all be commissioned on or after December 27, 1984. See more »Quotes
Capt. Bart Mancuso: How did you know that his next turn would be to starboard?Jack Ryan: I didn't. I had a 50/50 chance. I needed a break. Sorry.
Capt. Bart Mancuso: That's all right, Mr Ryan. My Morse is so rusty, I could be sending him dimensions on Playmate of the Month.
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Crazy Credits
Stanley (Sally Ryan's stuffed bear) is credited as "Himself" 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) See more »
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