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The Hunt for Red October

"Invisible. Silent. Stolen."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.4/10
3,543 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

1

Win

📋

3

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 2 nominations
Won
Best Sound Editing
Nominated
Best Film Editing
Best Sound

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$30.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$200.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$170.5M

ROI: +568%

Budget Recovery668% of budget
$0|Budget: $30.0M|Revenue: $200.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

134.3K

Daily Avg

2.2K

7-Day Trend

-12%
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Based On

The Hunt for Red October

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Long Beach
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Story Setting

Set In
George Bush Center for IntelligenceWashington Dulles International AirportAtlantic OceanPolyarny DistrictMoscowPenobscot RiverMaineRed OctoberLondonWhite HouseLondon Heathrow AirportSoviet UnionNaval Air Station Patuxent River
Time Period
November 1984

Series & Franchise

Part of
Jack Ryan film series
Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Patriot Games

1992

Characters

Jack Ryan

Played by Ben Affleck

Bart Mancuso

Played by Scott Glenn

Marko Ramius

Played by Sean Connery

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Jan de Bont

Film Editing

Dennis Virkler

Music / Score

Basil Poledouris

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

Paramount PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Hunt for Red October

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United States of AmericaPG-13
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United KingdomPG
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Canada
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AustraliaPG
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13
United KingdomPG
AustraliaPG
Germany12
France12
JapanG
Brazil12
Switzerland12

+12 more countries

Production

Director

John McTiernan

Writers

Larry Ferguson, Donald E. Stewart, Tom Clancy

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesMace Neufeld/Jerry Sherlock Productions

Cast

Sean Connery photo

Sean Connery

Capt. 1st Marko Ramius

Alec Baldwin photo

Alec Baldwin

Dr. Jack Ryan

Scott Glenn photo

Scott Glenn

CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)

Sam Neill photo

Sam Neill

Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin

James Earl Jones photo

James Earl Jones

Vice ADM James Greer

Joss Ackland photo

Joss Ackland

Ambassador Andrei Lysenko

Richard Jordan photo

Richard Jordan

Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor

Peter Firth photo

Peter Firth

Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)

Tim Curry photo

Tim Curry

Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)

Courtney B. Vance photo

Courtney B. Vance

Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)

Stellan Skarsgård photo

Stellan Skarsgård

Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)

Jeffrey Jones photo

Jeffrey Jones

Skip Tyler

Tags & Keywords

based on novel or booksubmarinecold warintelligenceu.s. navydefectionjack ryanex military1980spolitical thrillernuclear submarinesoviet/russian navyintelligence servicesuspensefulawestruck

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