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The Hunt for Red October (1990)

134 min - Action | Adventure | Thriller - 17 August 1990 (Netherlands)

In 1984, the USSR's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect, or to start a war?

Director: John McTiernan

Writers: Tom Clancy (novel), Larry Ferguson (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin and Scott Glenn

Storyline

Soviets create a new nuclear submarine that runs silent due to a revolutionary propulsion system. Russian sub captain defects, goal of taking it to the U.S.A. to prevent the Russians from using the sub to wreak nuclear (missile) war against the U.S. Lots of plot turns and twists in this high-tech thriller.