The Hunt for Red October

About The Hunt for Red October

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S.

John McTiernan's The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 thriller film. It runs 135 minutes and was released in March 1990.

Its themes are awestruck, cold war, exhilarated, and submarine. The story is adapted from a novel.

Sean Connery stars as Capt. 1st Marko Ramius, Alec Baldwin as Dr. Jack Ryan, Scott Glenn as CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas), and Sam Neill as Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin. The screenplay is by Donald E. Stewart and Larry Ferguson.

Patriot Games, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, and The Sum of All Fears make useful companions to The Hunt for Red October, all filed under CIA analyst, ex military, and intelligence. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 3,766 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.