The Hunt for Red October

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Director

John McTiernan

Cast

Sean Connery as Marko Ramius

Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan

Scott Glenn as Bart Mancuso

Sam Neill as Captain Borodin

James Earl Jones as Admiral Greer

Joss Ackland as Andrei Lysenko

Tim Curry as Dr. Petrov

Writers

Tom Clancy (novel)

Larry Ferguson (screenplay)

Donald Stewart (screenplay)


Summary

In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain, in a new undetectable sub, violates orders and heads for the U.S. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect, or to start a war?
In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain, in a new undetectable sub, violates orders and heads for the U.S. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect, or to start a war?

Genre

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Released

March 2, 1990

Runtime

2hrs 15min

MPAA

PG-13, for Violence and Profanity

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