The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 film based on the best-selling 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 Hunt for Red October received mostly negative critical reviews from many major publications upon its theatrical release, but has received critical acclaim since, including 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was one of the top grossing fil... more

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  • 1989

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PG (USA)

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  • 2 h 14 min

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  • 30,000,000 (US$)

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John McTiernan

John Campbell McTiernan, Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker, 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 ones like Die Hard With A Vengeance, and The Thomas...

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

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  • 2 h 14 min

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  • 30,000,000

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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 (John) Patrick Ryan. The novel was originally published by the U.S. Naval Institute Press—the first fictional work they...
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