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Feature film — 1990

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

7.42h 15mAction — Thriller

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

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A high-signal pick with 3,823 votes.

Paramount Pictures / Mace Neufeld/Jerry Sherlock Productions

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Director: John McTiernan

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Cast & crew

Alec Baldwin as Dr. Jack Ryan

Alec Baldwin

Dr. Jack Ryan

Sean Connery as Capt. 1st Marko Ramius

Sean Connery

Capt. 1st Marko Ramius

Scott Glenn as CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)

Scott Glenn

CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)

Sam Neill as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin

Sam Neill

Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin

James Earl Jones as Vice ADM James Greer

James Earl Jones

Vice ADM James Greer

Joss Ackland as Ambassador Andrei Lysenko

Joss Ackland

Ambassador Andrei Lysenko

Richard Jordan as Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor

Richard Jordan

Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor

Peter Firth as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)

Peter Firth

Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)

Tim Curry as Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)

Tim Curry

Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)

Courtney B. Vance as Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)

Courtney B. Vance

Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)

Stellan Skarsgård as Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)

Stellan Skarsgård

Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)

Jeffrey Jones as Skip Tyler

Jeffrey Jones

Skip Tyler

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