Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Carl Reiner | ... | Walt Whittaker | |
| Eva Marie Saint | ... | Elspeth Whittaker | |
| Alan Arkin | ... | Lt. Rozanov | |
| Brian Keith | ... | Police Chief Link Mattocks | |
| Jonathan Winters | ... | Norman Jonas | |
| Paul Ford | ... | Fendall Hawkins | |
| Theodore Bikel | ... | The Russian Captain | |
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Tessie O'Shea | ... | Alice Foss |
| John Phillip Law | ... | Alexei Kolchin | |
| Ben Blue | ... | Luther Grilk | |
| Andrea Dromm | ... | Alison Palmer | |
| Sheldon Collins | ... | Pete Whittaker (as Sheldon Golomb) | |
| Guy Raymond | ... | Lester Tilly | |
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Cliff Norton | ... | Charlie Hinkson |
| Richard Schaal | ... | Oscar Maxwell | |
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In the Cold War, when the captain of a Russian submarine comes too close to the Gloucester Island in Massachusetts to give a look at America, the submarine gets stranded. A nine-man team commanded by Lieutenant Rozanov goes onshore to search a motor boat to release the submarine and arrives at the summer house of the New Yorker writer Walt Whittaker that is spending the weekend with his family in Gloucester. When he realizes that they are Russians, he believes that it is an invasion. Soon the information leaks, leading hysteria and paranoia along the inhabitants of the small village. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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[Rozanov arrives on the bridge of the Russian submarine after learing from the chart man how close they are to the USA coast]
Lieutenant Rozanov: [in Russian; subtitled] What is it Captain? What are you doing?
[to a chart man]
Lieutenant Rozanov: Show me our position.
[the chart man shows Rozanov how close they are to an island]
Lieutenant Rozanov: [in Russian] What? WHAT? Tovarich Captain...
The Russian Captain: [in Russian] Take it easy.
Lieutenant Rozanov: [in Russian] Permit me, Captain. Look at our position.
The Russian Captain: [in Russian] I don't need your advice.
[...]
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(uncredited)
Written by Johnny Mandel & Peggy Lee
Performed by Irene Kral
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Trivia
The role of Walt Whittaker is a comedy writer, played by real-life comedy writer Carl Reiner. See more »Goofs
Based on the position of the sun and shadows, the "West side" of the island (including West Village) is on the east side of the island. See more »Quotes
[first lines][Rozanov arrives on the bridge of the Russian submarine after learing from the chart man how close they are to the USA coast]
Lieutenant Rozanov: [in Russian; subtitled] What is it Captain? What are you doing?
[to a chart man]
Lieutenant Rozanov: Show me our position.
[the chart man shows Rozanov how close they are to an island]
Lieutenant Rozanov: [in Russian] What? WHAT? Tovarich Captain...
The Russian Captain: [in Russian] Take it easy.
Lieutenant Rozanov: [in Russian] Permit me, Captain. Look at our position.
The Russian Captain: [in Russian] I don't need your advice.
[...]
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Crazy Credits
In the title, the letters R and N in RUSSIANS are reversed to resemble Russian letters (which would literally translate to Ya and I), and the G in COMING is a hammer and sickle. See more »Alternate Versions
More recent video releases have more of the Russian dialog subtitled in English. The original release left much of the Russian dialog untranslated since it was not necessary for the audience to know exactly what was being said. See more »Connections
Featured in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming: The Russians Are Coming to Hollywood (2002) See more »Soundtracks
The Shining Sea(uncredited)
Written by Johnny Mandel & Peggy Lee
Performed by Irene Kral
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As someone who remembered how and where to crouch when the air raid siren went, and wondering how we were supposed to know when it was safe to come out, I have always cherished this film as a reminder that we're all human. It has every stereotype going, but it's okay - the characters are so lovingly drawn you don't care. I live in New England now, and while you don't see this version of xenophobic hysteria anymore(thank God!), you still hear the accents and see the regional quirks. Alan Arkin is dead on in his role, and as a student of Russian, I've gotten so I actually understand most of the dialogue. My daughter doesn't get the point of the movie, but then she didn't have duck and cover drills. I wish I knew when or if it were coming out on DVD.