The Hunt for Red October
John McTiernan, 1990
The Hunt for Red October
Tom Clancy, 1984
The Hunt for Red October is a movie directed by John McTiernan in 1990 and based on the book of the same name by Tom Clancy, first published in 1984. The movie features Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery, Sam Neill, Scott Glenn, Tim Curry, James Earl Jones, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
In November 1984, Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius is given command of Red October, a new Typhoon-class nuclear missile submarine with a stealth caterpillar drive, rendering it undetectable to passive sonar. Once at sea, Ramius secretly kills political officer Ivan Putin and relays false orders that they are to conduct missile drills off America’s east coast.
Movie vs Book
Year
1990
Minutes
135
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Hunt for Red October
Director: John McTiernan
Country: USA
Year: 1990
Length: 2h15m
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Year
1984
Pages
432
Book Rate
8.16
S: Goodreads
Book
The Hunt for Red October
Author: Tom Clancy
Country: USA
First published in: 1984
Length: 432 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Jack Ryan
User polls & recommendations
“You either ignore the comic book and make a great movie or you stay very close to the comic book.”
MATTHEW VAUGHN (Filmmaker)
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