| | | Invisible. Silent. Stolen.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Collector's Edition
A new, technologially-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Raimus (Sean Connery). The American government thinks Raimus is planning to attack. A low-level CIA analyst (Alec Baldwin) has a different idea: he thinks Raimus 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 him, too. The hunt is on!
"...succeeds breathlessly..." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
"...you-gotta-see-it blockbuster..." Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
Editor's Note
In the tradition of DIE HARD and PREDATOR, director John McTiernan presents audiences with yet another techno thriller: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Sean Connery plays Captain Marko Ramius, a dissatisfied Russian commander who navigates his submarine towards America in an attempt to defect. Soviet intelligence claims that Ramius is a warmonger and that he plans to launch nuclear missiles at the United States. Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), an iconoclastic CIA agent, believes otherwise: American spies have determined that the submarine is powered by a stealth engine. In order to save the "caterpillar drive" and avoid a nuclear incident, Agent Ryan must board the Red October and assist Captain Ramius in its navigation to U.S. waters. Both murky and captivating, the underwater visual and sound effects are reminiscent of DAS BOOT. Once again director McTiernan produces a winning film with a jagged plot, a well acted script, and plenty of explosions.
| Features | Theatrical Trailer | | Audio: English 5.1 Surround; English, French Dolby Surround | | Subtitles: Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Widescreen Version |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 5/17/2005 |
| Running Time: 134 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1990 | | Catalog ID: 056404 | | UPC: 00097360564044 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1991) |  | Cecelia Hall, George Watters II, Winner, Best Sound Effects Editing | | | Dennis Virkler, John Wright, Nominee, Best Film Editing | | | Richard Bryce Goodman, et al., Nominee, Best Sound | |
British Academy Awards (1991) | | | Sean Connery, Nominee, Best Actor | | | Terence Marsh, Nominee, Best Production Design | | | Cecelia Hall, et al., Nominee, Best Sound |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...The payoff is electrifying..." 04/05/1990 p.35New York Times
"...An elegy for those dear, dark, terrible days of the cold war....[Connery] makes it look good..." 03/02/1990 p.C13 Los Angeles Times
"...There's an amiable smartness to the underwater thriller THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER....The production is clean and effective....The undersea intensity is captured perfectly..." 03/02/1990 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
...Somehow we feel this is more than a thriller, it's an exercise in military and diplomatic strategy in which the players are all smart enough that we can't take their actions for granted. - Roger Ebert
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