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The Hunt for Red October plot summary

Invisible. Silent. Stolen.

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius 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 Ramius, too. The hunt is on!

Details

Release date

March 2, 1990

Runtime

2h 15m

Genres

Action, Thriller

Directed by

John McTiernan

Country

United States

TMDB rating

7.4 / 10 · 3,791 votes

The Hunt for Red October trailer

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Cast

• Alec BaldwinDr. Jack Ryan
• Sean ConneryCapt. 1st Marko Ramius
• Scott GlennCDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)
• Sam NeillCapt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
• James Earl JonesVice ADM James Greer
• Joss AcklandAmbassador Andrei Lysenko
• Richard JordanDr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor
• Peter FirthCapt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
• Tim CurryDr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
• Courtney B. VancePetty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)

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