The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. It was directed by John McTiernan and stars Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan. The film received highly positive reviews from critics and was one of the top grossing films of the year, grossing $122 million in North America and $200 million worldwide. The film won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing in 1991. Th... More
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Initial release date:

  • Mar 2, 1990

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PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 14 min

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  • The Hunt For Red October

Film

Directed by

John McTiernan

John Campbell McTiernan, Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American film director and producer, best known for his action films and most identifiable with the three films he directed back-to-back: Predator, Die Hard, and The Hunt for Red October, along with later movies such as Last Action Hero, Die...

Tagline:

  • The hunt is on.
  • Invisible. Silent. Stolen.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1990
  • May 6, 2003
  • Dec 1, 1998
  • Mar 2, 1990
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 14 min
  • 2 h 15 min
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  • 30,000,000

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Year Award Award Winner
  • 1990

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Winners

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Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 1990
  • 1990
  • Production Design
  • 1990
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  • 971
  • 6.5

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The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October is a 1984 novel by Tom Clancy. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet submarine captain Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius and CIA analyst Jack Ryan. The novel was originally published by the U.S. Naval Institute Press — one of their first fictional works ever...

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