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ActionAdventureThriller

The Hunt for Red October

- Invisible. Silent. Stolen.

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!

Release Date : 1990-03-02

Language :EnglishRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesMace Neufeld ProductionsNina Saxon Film Design

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sean Connery

Character Name : Capt. 1st Marko Ramius

Original Name : Sean Connery

Gender : Male

Alec Baldwin

Character Name : Dr. Jack Ryan

Original Name : Alec Baldwin

Gender : Male

Scott Glenn

Character Name : CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)

Original Name : Scott Glenn

Gender : Male

Sam Neill

Character Name : Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin

Original Name : Sam Neill

Gender : Male

James Earl Jones

Character Name : Vice ADM James Greer

Original Name : James Earl Jones

Gender : Male

Joss Ackland

Character Name : Ambassador Andrei Lysenko

Original Name : Joss Ackland

Gender : Male

Richard Jordan

Character Name : Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor

Original Name : Richard Jordan

Gender : Male

Peter Firth

Character Name : Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)

Original Name : Peter Firth

Gender : Male

Tim Curry

Character Name : Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)

Original Name : Tim Curry

Gender : Male

Courtney B. Vance

Character Name : Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)

Original Name : Courtney B. Vance

Gender : Male

Stellan Skarsgård

Character Name : Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)

Original Name : Stellan Skarsgård

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Jones

Character Name : Skip Tyler

Original Name : Jeffrey Jones

Gender : Male

Timothy Carhart

Character Name : Bill Steiner

Original Name : Timothy Carhart

Gender : Male

Larry Ferguson

Character Name : Chief of the Boat (USS Dallas)

Original Name : Larry Ferguson

Gender : Male

Fred Thompson

Character Name : Rear ADM Joshua Painter (Enterprise Carrier Battle Group)

Original Name : Fred Thompson

Gender : Male

Daniel Davis

Character Name : CPT Charlie Davenport (USS Enterprise)

Original Name : Daniel Davis

Gender : Male

Ned Vaughn

Character Name : Seaman Beaumont (USS Dallas)

Original Name : Ned Vaughn

Gender : Male

Anthony Peck

Character Name : Lt. CDR Philip Thompson (USS Dallas)

Original Name : Anthony Peck

Gender : Male

Mark Draxton

Character Name : Seaman (USS Dallas)

Original Name : Mark Draxton

Gender : Male

Tom Fisher

Character Name : Seaman (USS Dallas)

Original Name : Tom Fisher

Gender : Male

Pete Antico

Character Name : Seaman (USS Dallas)

Original Name : Pete Antico

Gender : Male

Ronald Guttman

Character Name : Lt. Alexander Melekhin (Red October)

Original Name : Ronald Guttman

Gender : Male

Tomas Arana

Character Name : Igor Loginov (Cook, Red October)

Original Name : Tomas Arana

Gender : Male

Michael George Benko

Character Name : Ivan (Red October)

Original Name : Michael George Benko

Gender : Male

Anatoli Davydov

Character Name : Officer #1 (Red October)

Original Name : Anatoli Davydov

Gender : Male

Ivan G'Vera

Character Name : Officer #2 (Red October)

Original Name : Ivan G'Vera

Gender : Male

Artur Cybulski

Character Name : Diving Officer (Red October)

Original Name : Artur Cybulski

Gender : Male

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Character Name : Russian COB (Red October)

Original Name : Sven-Ole Thorsen

Gender : Male

Michael Welden

Character Name : Gregoriy Kamarov (Red October)

Original Name : Michael Welden

Gender : Male

Boris Lee Krutonog

Character Name : Viktor Slavin (Red October)

Original Name : Boris Lee Krutonog

Gender : Male

Kenton Kovell

Character Name : Seaman (Red October)

Original Name : Kenton Kovell

Gender : Male

Radu Gavor

Character Name : Seaman (Red October)

Original Name : Radu Gavor

Gender : Male

Ivan Ivanov

Character Name : Seaman (Red October)

Original Name : Ivan Ivanov

Gender : Male

Ping Wu

Character Name : Seaman (Red October)

Original Name : Ping Wu

Gender : Male

Herman Sinitzyn

Character Name : Seaman (Red October)

Original Name : Herman Sinitzyn

Gender : Male

Krzysztof Janczar

Character Name : Andrei Bonovia (V.K. Konovalov)

Original Name : Krzysztof Janczar

Gender : Male

Vlado Benden

Character Name : Seaman (V.K. Konovalov)

Original Name : Vlado Benden

Gender : Male

George Saunders

Character Name : Seaman (V.K. Konovalov)

Original Name : George Saunders

Gender : Male

Don Oscar Smith

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Don Oscar Smith

Gender : Male

Rick Ducommun

Character Name : Navigator C-2A

Original Name : Rick Ducommun

Gender : Male

George H. Billy

Character Name : DSRV Officer (Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle)

Original Name : George H. Billy

Gender : Male

Reed Popovich

Character Name : Lt. Jim Curry

Original Name : Reed Popovich

Gender : Male

Andrew Divoff

Character Name : Officer Andrei Amalric (Russian Foxtrot Bomber)

Original Name : Andrew Divoff

Gender : Male

Peter Zinner

Character Name : ADM Yuri Padorin, Chief Political Officer, Soviet Navy

Original Name : Peter Zinner

Gender : Male

Tony Veneto

Character Name : Padorin's Orderly

Original Name : Tony Veneto

Gender : Male

Ben Hartigan

Character Name : Admiral (Briefing)

Original Name : Ben Hartigan

Gender : Male

Ray Reinhardt

Character Name : Judge Moore (Briefing)

Original Name : Ray Reinhardt

Gender : Male

F.J. O'Neil

Character Name : General (Briefing)

Original Name : F.J. O'Neil

Gender : Male

Robert Buckingham

Character Name : Admiral #2 (Briefing)

Original Name : Robert Buckingham

Gender : Male

A.C. Lyles

Character Name : Advisor #1

Original Name : A.C. Lyles

Gender : Male

John McTiernan Sr.

Character Name : Advisor #2

Original Name : John McTiernan Sr.

Gender : Male

David Sederholm

Character Name : Sunglasses

Original Name : David Sederholm

Gender : Male

John Shepherd

Character Name : Russian Foxtrot Pilot

Original Name : John Shepherd

Gender : Male

William Bell Sullivan

Character Name : Lt. CDR Mike Hewitt

Original Name : William Bell Sullivan

Gender : Male

Gates McFadden

Character Name : Caroline Ryan

Original Name : Gates McFadden

Gender : Female

Louise Borras

Character Name : Sally Ryan

Original Name : Louise Borras

Gender : Female

Denise E. James

Character Name : Stewardess

Original Name : Denise E. James

Gender : Male

Peter Jason

Character Name : Commander, USS Reuben James (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Jason

Gender : Male

Shane Black

Character Name : Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)

Original Name : Shane Black

Gender : Male

Mark Rodney

Character Name : Assistant Joint Chief of Staff (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Rodney

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-05-30

**_Submarine strategies with Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin and Scott Glenn_** Just before Gorbachev’s rise to power in the USSR, a notable naval commander (Connery) takes a technologically advanced submarine on its maiden voyage to conduct missile drills off of America's east coast. Something happens to draw the ire of the Soviet brass while a CIA analyst (Baldwin) believes the captain might be defecting. James Earl Jones, Sam Neill and Courtney B Vance are on hand. Based on the 1984 Tom Clancy novel, “The Hunt for Red October” (1990) is a well-done Cold War thriller and the first of currently five movies involving the character of Jack Ryan. The next two are “Patriot Games” (1992) and “Clear and Present Danger” (1994) featuring Harrison Ford in the role. Then Ben Affleck would take over for one installment, “The Sum of All Fears” (2002), before Chris Pine’s “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” (2014). To appreciate this movie, you have to be in the mood for military-oriented drama/suspense rooted in global politics and an all-male cast (except for a cameo by Gates McFadden). Like “Ice Station Zebra” (1968), the scenes mostly consist of men dialoguing & strategizing in the cramped quarters of submarines or vessels; as well as political rooms/offices. A saboteur is no doubt lurking nearby. The movie runs 2 hours, 15 minutes, and was shot in America, e.g. Port Valdez, Alaska (opening sequence); Lake James, North Carolina (closing scene); the state of Washington (Port Angeles & Keyport); naval bases in Los Angeles and Connecticut; USS Blueback; San Diego; as well as Liverpool, England (standing-in for Moscow). GRADE: B

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-24

When British intelligence sends some photographs to CIA analyst "Jack Ryan" (Alec Baldwin) he immediately races to his boss (James Earl Jones) with what seems like a fantastic tale about a submarine that uses a hydro-dynamic drive. That renders it almost silent to traditional sonar and therefore a threat to NATO. Next thing we know, the Soviet's have mobilised their Atlantic fleet and it occurs to "Ryan" that they could have a defection on their hands. He now has to convince his sceptical superiors that this isn't just a wild goose chase, and that "Ramius" (Sean Connery) has a plan to bring his state of the art warship to the USA. Meantime, onboard the "Red October" we discover a complex plan that will test the mettle of the crew - officers and men alike, as they ostensibly conduct routine sea trials and missile drills - but with an ulterior motive that the audience knows all about, but the crew - well they're very much in the dark as the peril grows. This is a solidly entertaining story of political intrigue and deception and the claustrophobic settings of the submarines work well to give both Connery (who makes no attempt at all to disguise his thick Scots accent) and the much better than usual Baldwin room to manoeuvre. The supporting cast isn't the best - Scott Glenn, Sam Neill and Courtney B. Vance could have been cheerfully fired from a torpedo tubes early on, but they feature only sparingly as the adventure builds to an excitingly paced denouement. Could it really have happened?