Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion. That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine... captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US. McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away. --Tom Keogh [show more]
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play. Based on Tom Clancy's bestseller, The Hunt For Red October seethes with high-tech excitement and the tension of men who hold Doomsday in their hands. 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. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it. The entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find him too. The hunt is on! Actors Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Tim Curry, Courtney B. Vance, James Earl Jones, Jeffrey Jones, Stellan Skarsgard, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, Joss Ackland, Peter Firth, Gates McFadden & Fred Dalton Thompson Director John McTiernan Certificate PG Year 1990 Screen 2.35:1 Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Additional Languages French; German; Italian; Castilian Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired; English; German; Swedish; Danish; Norwegian; Finnish; Dutch; French; Italian; Castilian Spanish Duration 2 hours and 15 minutes (approx)
In 1984, Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery) decides to break away from the military exercises in which he has been ordered to take part and sets a course straight for the American coastline. The Americans believe he is mounting a renegade attack, the Russians believe he is trying to defect, and both nations send their Navies out in pursuit. The one man who seems to have a clear grasp on the situation is C.I.A. analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), but can he make the super-powers see sense before they risk everything in a potential catastrophic naval encounter?
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