The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Regisseur:

John McTiernan

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Tom Clancy (novel)
Larry Ferguson (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

2. März 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Invisible. Silent. Stolen.

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?

Plot Keywords:

U Boat | Color In Title | Shot In The Chest | Naval | Soviet Union

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

The captain of all submarine movies

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 23	8:00 PM	AMC
Thur. July 24	2:00 AM	AMC
Thur. July 24	2:00 PM	AMC

Besetzung

Sean Connery	...	Captain Marko Ramius
Alec Baldwin	...	Jack Ryan
Scott Glenn	...	Commander Bart Mancuso
Sam Neill	...	Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin
James Earl Jones	...	Admiral James Greer
Joss Ackland	...	Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
Richard Jordan	...	Dr. Jeffrey Pelt
Peter Firth	...	Political Officer Ivan Yurevich Putin - Red October
Tim Curry	...	Dr. Petrov
Courtney B. Vance	...	Sonarman 2nd Class Ronald Jones
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Captain Tupolev
Jeffrey Jones	...	Oliver Wendell 'Skip' Tyler
Timothy Carhart	...	Bill Steiner
Larry Ferguson	...	Chief of the Boat Watson - USS Dallas
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Rear Admiral Joshua Painter - USS Enterprise

Alternativ:

Jagd auf 'Roter Oktober' (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

134 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Russisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.20 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:PG | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | West Germany:12 (f) | Netherlands:6 | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Drehorte:

California, USA

Firma:

Paramount Pictures

Dies und das:

Due to his obligation to this film, director John McTiernan had to pass up the opportunity to direct Die Hard 2 (1990), the sequel to his big hit Die Hard (1988).

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: Because fire is a major concern on a submarine, when Captain Ramius burns the original orders after killing the political officer, alarms would have sounded. At the very least, the smell of burning paper would have lingered in his cabin.

Dialogzitate:

Capt. Bart Mancuso: You, you speak English?
Red October Officer: Yes, sir.
Capt. Bart Mancuso: Get your butt over here!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Payoff

The captain of all submarine movies

Because of the intrigue this film offers, the circumstances involved tie up neatly in a very convincing way. Needing all of the variables to fall into place if his defection hopes to be successful, Soviet (although Lithuanian by birth) submarine Captain Ramius (Sean Connery) is a very worthy submarine captain. Never cracking under pressure and carrying out his duty professionally, Ramius is the perfect ally to the west in keeping the balance between the super powers in their military endeavours.

Alec Baldwin is good as Jack Ryan. I wish he had stayed on as this character in 'Patriot Games' and 'Clear and Present Danger', because although I like Harrison Ford better as a movie star/actor, Baldwin just seemed better for this role. Too bad he left.

Director John McTiernan uses a smooth pace and lets the screenplay speak louder than his role as the man in charge of it all and the film's photography is tense along with the editing and sound. An Oscar winner for sound effects editing, 'The Hunt for Red October' will put a submarine in your living room if you have the DVD 5.1. surround sound. It's positively realistic!