The Hunt For Red October
Drama, Thriller
Paramount Pictures  (1990) 135 mins PG

7.6 (46,988 votes)
Based on Tom Clancy's best-seller, directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard) and starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin, The Hunt For Red October seethes with high-tech excitement and sweats with the tension of men who hold Doomsday in their hands.

A new, technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius (Connery). The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst (Baldwin ) 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 him, too. The hunt is on!...

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Cast and Crew
Alec Baldwin  ......  Jack Ryan
Sean Connery  ......  Captain Marko Ramius
James Earl Jones  ......  Admiral James Greer
Scott Glenn  ......  Commander Bart Mancuso
Sam Neill  ......  Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin
Joss Ackland  ......  Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
Director  .....  John McTiernan
Producer  .....  Mace Neufeld; Larry DeWaay
Writer  .....  Larry Ferguson; Donald Stewart; Tom Clancy
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The propeller of the submarine "Konovalov" (DVD-time 43'35" ca) is revolving in the wrong direction as if going backwards. (more)

Trivia:
The frigate shown when the Red October surfaces is not the real USS Reuben James, an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate with hull number 57. USS Gary, hull number 51, portrayed Reuben James and also provided some of the engine room shots of Red October. The crew also participated on some scenes. (more)

Filming Locations:
California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Seaman Jones: COB, we don't have time for sea stories. I was just teaching Seaman Beaumont, here, the intracacies of modern sonar, now...
Watson: [chuckling] Yea, and I ain't Chief Of the Boat, I'm actually Sheena, queen of the jungle!
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations (more)