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Jääasema Zebra

Original title: Ice Station Zebra
  • 19681968
  • K-12K-12
  • 2h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
10K
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  • Cast & crew
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Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, and Patrick McGoohan in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
Trailer for this chilly thriller
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  • Adventure
  • Thriller

USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station.USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station.USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
10K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Sturges
  • Writers
    • Alistair MacLean(novel)
    • Douglas Heyes(screenplay)
    • Harry Julian Fink(screen story)
  • Stars
    • Rock Hudson
    • Ernest Borgnine
    • Patrick McGoohan
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Sturges
  • Writers
    • Alistair MacLean(novel)
    • Douglas Heyes(screenplay)
    • Harry Julian Fink(screen story)
  • Stars
    • Rock Hudson
    • Ernest Borgnine
    • Patrick McGoohan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 131User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 nominations total

    Videos1

    Ice Station Zebra
    Trailer 2:37
    Ice Station Zebra

    Photos76

    Ernest Borgnine, Rock Hudson, Jed Allan, Tony Bill, and Ron Masak in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Ernest Borgnine, Rock Hudson, Tony Bill, and Ron Masak in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Patrick McGoohan in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Rock Hudson, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Sherwood Price, and David Wendel in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Sherwood Price, and David Wendel in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Patrick McGoohan in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Ernest Borgnine in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Patrick McGoohan in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Ernest Borgnine and Patrick McGoohan in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Ted Hartley, and Murray Rose in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
    Rock Hudson in Jääasema Zebra (1968)

    Top cast

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    Rock Hudson
    Rock Hudson
    • Cdr. James Ferradayas Cdr. James Ferraday
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Boris Vaslovas Boris Vaslov
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McGoohan
    • David Jonesas David Jones
    Jim Brown
    Jim Brown
    • Capt. Leslie Andersas Capt. Leslie Anders
    Tony Bill
    Tony Bill
    • Lt. Russell Walkeras Lt. Russell Walker
    Lloyd Nolan
    Lloyd Nolan
    • Admiral Garveyas Admiral Garvey
    Alf Kjellin
    Alf Kjellin
    • Col. Ostrovskyas Col. Ostrovsky
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    • Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburnas Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn
    Ted Hartley
    Ted Hartley
    • Lt. Jonathan Hansenas Lt. Jonathan Hansen
    Murray Rose
    Murray Rose
    • Lt. George Millsas Lt. George Mills
    Ron Masak
    Ron Masak
    • Paul Zabrinczskias Paul Zabrinczski
    Sherwood Price
    Sherwood Price
    • Lt. Edgar Hackettas Lt. Edgar Hackett
    Lee Stanley
    Lee Stanley
    • Lt. Mitgangas Lt. Mitgang
    Joseph Bernard
    • Dr. Jack Benningas Dr. Jack Benning
    John Orchard
    John Orchard
    • Survivoras Survivor
    William O'Connell
    William O'Connell
    • Survivoras Survivor
    Michael T. Mikler
    Michael T. Mikler
    • Lt. Courtney Cartwrightas Lt. Courtney Cartwright
    Jonathan Goldsmith
    Jonathan Goldsmith
    • Russian Aideas Russian Aide
    • (as Jonathan Lippe)
    • Director
      • John Sturges
    • Writers
      • Alistair MacLean(novel)
      • Douglas Heyes(screenplay)
      • Harry Julian Fink(screen story)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Commander James Ferraday, USN, has new orders: get David Jones, a British civilian, Captain Anders, a tough Marine with a platoon of troops, Boris Vasilov, a friendly Russian, and the crew of the nuclear sub USS Tigerfish to the North Pole to rescue the crew of Drift Ice Station Zebra, a weather station at the top of the world. The mission takes on new and dangerous twists as the crew finds out that all is not as it seems at Zebra, and that someone will stop at nothing to prevent the mission from being completed. —Steve Fenwick <scf@w0x0f.com>
    • north pole
    • submarine
    • espionage
    • cold air
    • cold the temperature
    • 72 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • It's a race for the secret ... or TOTAL DESTRUCTION
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • K-12
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the era before VCRs, Howard Hughes would call the Las Vegas TV station he owned and demand they run this particular movie. Hughes so loved this film that it aired on his Las Vegas station over 100 times during his lifetime.
    • Goofs
      Not only was file footage of a US F4 Phantom used instead of a USSR MIG-21, the clip used was obviously of an aircraft on short final approach as the landing gear and flaps were in the landing position. Even if the type of air snatch represented could be done with an F4 or a MIG (with its flaps and landing gear down to give it the slowest possible air speed above a stall) the craft lacked the distinctive V-shaped whisker poles protruding off the nose that the Fulton retrieval system had evolved to use by the 1960s.
    • Quotes

      Cmdr. Ferraday: It wasn't sealing wax. It wasn't chewing gum. It was epoxy glue. And all of a sudden you know a whole damn lot about submarines.

      David Jones: I know how to wreck them, and I know how to lie, steal, kidnap, counterfeit, suborn and kill. That's my job. I do it with great pride.

    • Alternate versions
      Originally shown in theaters with an opening overture, which has been restored for the 2005 DVD release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Kuoleman torpedo (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Overture
      (uncredited)
      Written and Performed by Michel Legrand Et Son Orchestre

    User reviews131

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    ...and all of a sudden, you know a whole damn lot about my business!
    I don't know how I missed this film for 40 years, but I corrected that mistake.

    Not a blockbuster, with the only outstanding features being the cinematography and special effects, it is nevertheless a taut cold war thriller.

    The interplay between Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine. Patrick McGoohan, and to a lesser extent, Jim Brown made this a film where you are constantly focused on who is the good guy, and who is the bad.

    Long at 148 minutes, it never lags. There is a very good reason why Alistair MacLean novels make good pictures,
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    • Jun 13, 2015

    FAQ5

    • If the submarine party was sure that the film was there but could not locate it, why didn't they jut blow up that ice around the station so that everything would just sink to the bottom of the ocean never to be found?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 4, 1969 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ice Station Zebra
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Filmways Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $76
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • 70 mm 6-Track
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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