Jack Ryan : The hunt for Red October
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990.
Based on the novel by Tom Clancy.
Special features: commentary by director John McTiernan; beneath the surface: new cast & crew interviews; theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; editors, Dennis Virkler, John Wright ; music, Basil Poledouris ; production designer, Terence Marsh.
Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill.
A new technologically superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the United States coast under the command of Captain 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. At the same time, the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius too.
MPAA rating: PG; some material may not be suitable for children.
Also issued on VHS.
DVD, NTSC, Dolby digital, DTS surround sound, 5.1 surround, Region 1 encoding.
In English or French with optional English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Academy Awards, USA, 1991: Oscar - Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing (Cecelia Hall, George Watters, II)
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