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Jääasema Zebra

Original title: Ice Station Zebra
  • 19681968
  • K-12K-12
  • 2h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
11K
YOUR RATING
Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, and Patrick McGoohan in Jääasema Zebra (1968)
Trailer for this chilly thriller
Play trailer2:37
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76 Photos
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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
11K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Sturges
  • Writers
    • Alistair MacLean(novel)
    • Douglas Heyes(screenplay)
    • Harry Julian Fink(screen story)
  • Stars
    • Rock Hudson
    • Ernest Borgnine
    • Patrick McGoohan
  • 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
    • 133User reviews
    • 38Critic 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 Ferraday
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Boris Vaslov
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McGoohan
    • David Jones
    Jim Brown
    Jim Brown
    • Capt. Leslie Anders
    Tony Bill
    Tony Bill
    • Lt. Russell Walker
    Lloyd Nolan
    Lloyd Nolan
    • Admiral Garvey
    Alf Kjellin
    Alf Kjellin
    • Col. Ostrovsky
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    • Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn
    Ted Hartley
    Ted Hartley
    • Lt. Jonathan Hansen
    Murray Rose
    Murray Rose
    • Lt. George Mills
    Ron Masak
    Ron Masak
    • Paul Zabrinczski
    Sherwood Price
    Sherwood Price
    • Lt. Edgar Hackett
    Lee Stanley
    Lee Stanley
    • Lt. Mitgang
    Joseph Bernard
    • Dr. Jack Benning
    John Orchard
    John Orchard
    • Survivor
    William O'Connell
    William O'Connell
    • Survivor
    Michael T. Mikler
    Michael T. Mikler
    • Lt. Courtney Cartwright
    Jonathan Goldsmith
    Jonathan Goldsmith
    • Russian Aide
    • (as Jonathan Lippe)
    • Director
      • John Sturges
    • Writers
      • Alistair MacLean(novel)
      • Douglas Heyes(screenplay)
      • Harry Julian Fink(screen story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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 reviews133

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    9/10
    A splendid film with a splendid cast
    Oh sorry - did I say "splendid" twice?? Well, that sums up what I feel about this film. Particularly "splendid" in my humble opinion was the portrayal of David Jones by the wonderful Patrick McGoohan, who is my favourite actor, so OK I'm a little biased here - but he really stood out for me. I love the way he seemed genuinely shaken after the "sabotage" act on the sub - drinking whisky-laden coffee with trembling hands. And of course Number 6's dry sense of humour, and heroic deeds.

    And everyone else was pretty good too :) I know some of the scenery was obviously fake, but the sense of space across the ice flow, and the scenes of the sub trying to emerge from the ice were pretty impressive.

    Anyway, I bought this yesterday on DVD and it was £16 well spent.

    9/10.
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    • carolv_brady
    • May 9, 2005

    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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