The Hunt For Red October
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- 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....
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- Starring
- Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill
- Director(s)
- John McTiernan
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 137 min.
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Variety | Staff (Not Credited)Add Critic to Favorites
The Industrial Light & Magic special visual effects unit does yeoman work in staging the action with cliffhanger intensity.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
A skillful, efficient film that involves us in the clever and deceptive game being played by Ramius and in the best efforts of those on both sides to figure out what he plans to do with his submarine - and how he plans to do it.Read the full review
Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites
This is a Reagan youth's wet dream of underwater ballistics and East-West conflict.Read the full review
