The Hunt for Red October overview

The Hunt for Red October

Synopsis:

The first of several films based on Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" technothrillers, Hunt for Red October stars Alec Baldwin as eccentric CIA analyst Ryan and Sean Connery as Soviet submarine commander Marko Ramius. Ramius sets the plot in motion when he murders his political adviser, burns his orders, and steers his sub Red October towards American waters, hoping to defect. The CIA, aware that the Red October was about to embark on an evasive mission to demonstrate its ability to avoid detection and fire its nuclear missiles upon U.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: John McTiernan
  • Studio: Paramount
  • Year: 1990
  • Run Time: 137 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Thriller
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1990 03 02 (USA)