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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tom Clancy (novel)
Larry Ferguson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 March 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Invisible. Silent. Stolen. more
Plot:
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? full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more
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Best Film of Tom Clancy more (194 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Connery ... Marko Ramius

Alec Baldwin ... Jack Ryan

Scott Glenn ... Bart Mancuso

Sam Neill ... Captain Borodin

James Earl Jones ... Admiral Greer

Joss Ackland ... Andrei Lysenko
Richard Jordan ... Jeffrey Pelt
Peter Firth ... Ivan Putin

Tim Curry ... Dr. Petrov

Courtney B. Vance ... Seaman Jones

Stellan Skarsgård ... Captain Tupolev

Jeffrey Jones ... Skip Tyler

Timothy Carhart ... Bill Steiner
Larry Ferguson ... Chief of the Boat
Fred Dalton Thompson ... Admiral Painter
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Additional Details

Runtime:
134 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
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Trivia:
Rip Torn was announced for this film more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the situation room briefing there are pictures that are show Capitan Ramius standing with high ranking Russian officials at a celebration. When shown close up it you see the text Typhoon Class (referring to the submarine) in English. If this was in Russia it would have been in Russian. more
Quotes:
Capt. Bart Mancuso: My Morse is so rusty, I could be sending him dimensions on playmate of the month. more
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9 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Best Film of Tom Clancy, 6 July 2002
Author: Bill Kinder (wmkinder@aol.com) from Pennsylvania

This movie never fails to entertain me. Smartly directed, well written, and acted it always brings a fresh newness no matter how many times I've seen it. It could have been the beginning of a franchise for Alec Baldwin. He is very much centered and controlled. Sean Connery is also standout.

Could recommend this to anyone without hesitation. On DVD it's a visual feast. Just a great looking movie. Wish that all the other Clancy books had been adapted so well.

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