The Hunt for Red October
Invisible. Silent. Stolen.
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.
- Director
- John McTiernan
- Worldwide
- $201M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
30 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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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!
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The record
Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Hunt for Red October returned 6.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $30M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $201M
- Release date
- Mar 2, 1990
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- United States of America
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