The hunt for Red October / Paramount Pictures presents a Mace Neufeld/Jerry Sherlock production ; screenplay writers, Larry Ferguson, Donald Stewart ; producer, Mace Neufeld ; director, John McTiernan.

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A new technologically superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading the United States coast under the command of Captain Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a...

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Corporate Author: Paramount Pictures Corporation
Other Authors: McTiernan, John
Neufeld, Mace
Sherlock, Jerry
Ferguson, Larry
Stewart, Donald, 1930-1999
Connery, Sean
Baldwin, Alec, 1958-
Glenn, Scott, 1942-
Jones, James Earl
Neill, Sam
Poledouris, Basil
Clancy, Tom, 1947-2013
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English or French; with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures, [2010], ©2010.
Edition:Widescreen version.
Subjects:
Clancy, Tom, > 1947-2013 > Film adaptations.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > Drama.
Soviet Union. > Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot > Drama.
Nuclear submarines > Drama.
Submarines (Ships) > Drama.
Ships > Drama.
Sea in motion pictures.
Cold War > Drama.
Nuclear warfare > Drama.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union > Drama.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States > Drama.
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Submarine films.
War films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Submarine films.
War films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
A new technologically superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading the United States coast under the command of Captain Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it. At the same time, the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius too. DVD format.
Note:Based on the novel by Tom Clancy.
DVD release of the 1990 motion picture.
Special features: commentary by director John McTiernan ; beneath the surface: new cast & crew interviews; theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3553.L245 H8 2010 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG; some material may not be suitable for children.
Awards:Academy Awards, USA, 1991: Oscar - Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing (Cecelia Hall, George Watters, II)
ISBN:9780792187158
0792187156
Credits:Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; editors, Dennis Virkler, John Wright ; music, Basil Poledouris.
System Details:DVD; Dolby Digital English 5.1 surround, English DTS sound, French stereo.; region 1 NTSC; widescreen.
Cast:
Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill.