The Hunt for Red October / Paramount Pictures presents ; a Mace Neufeld, Jerry Sherlock production ; a John McTiernan film ; screenplay by Larry Ferguson and Donald Stewart ; produced by Mace Neufeld ; directed by John McTiernan.

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An advanced Soviet nuclear submarine is heading for the U.S. coastline. Most government intelligence experts think it is planning to attack, except for one man. He believes the sub's commander is really planning to defect, but he has only a short time to find the sub and prove his theory.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Paramount Pictures Corporation Paramount Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	McTiernan, John Neufeld, Mace Ferguson, Larry Stewart, Donald Sherlock, Jerry Connery, Sean Baldwin, Alec, 1958- Glenn, Scott, 1942- Jones, James E. (James Earl), 1950- Neill, Sam Clancy, Tom, 1947-2013
Language:	English Russian
Language and/or Writing System:	English and Russian dialog, with English subtitles. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	[Hollywood, Calif.] : Paramount Home Video, [1997], ©1997.
Edition:	[Remastered, widescreen].
Subjects:	Action and adventure films. Sea in motion pictures. Ships. Submarines (Ships) Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	An advanced Soviet nuclear submarine is heading for the U.S. coastline. Most government intelligence experts think it is planning to attack, except for one man. He believes the sub's commander is really planning to defect, but he has only a short time to find the sub and prove his theory.
Note:	Based on the novel by Tom Clancy. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990. "LV32020-WS"--Disc labels and container. In the opening credits, the title morphs from the half cyrillic/half transliterated phrase Kransyĭ Okti͡abr to the English The Hunt for Red October. Videorecording.
Call Number:	PS3553.L245 H8 1997 Video (12 inch) disc
ISBN:	0792116887 9780792116882
Credits:	Music, Basil Poledouris; editors, Dennis Virkler, John Wright; photography, Jan De Bont.
System Details:	LaserDisc; THX; Extended play (CLV); original aspect ratio (2.35:1, letterboxed); Dolby AC-3 digital audio; digital sound; surround stereo.
Cast:	Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Joss Ackland, Tim Curry, Peter Firth, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Jordan, Sam Neill, Stellan Skarsgår̊d, Fred Dalton Thompson, Courtney B. Vance.