The Hunt For Red October details

The Hunt For Red October
Formats: PG DVD, Blu-ray
Starring: Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Andrew Divoff, James Earl Jones, Tim Curry, Peter Firth
Director: John McTiernan
Genres: Action/Adventure - Superheroes, Thriller - Romance
Studio: PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Collections: 100 Top Thrillers, The Tom Clancy Collection
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The Hunt For Red October
PG Feature

DVD Information

Run time: 2 hours 9 minutes
Rental release: 06 Nov 2000
Main languages: English
Dubbed: German, Czech
Subtitles: Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
Hearing impaired subtitles: English
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  • My Favourite film EVER...

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By Clive#5 from HAYES , 04 Aug 2004

    [Highly rated reviewer]

    My Favourite film EVER!

    From a book by my favourite author as well.

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    This one keeps you on the edge of your seat as Marco Ramius (Sean Connery) runs from the Soviet Navy in the latest submarine built by them.

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    It runs silent but one man has a notion that it is not a threat, Ramius and others may be trying to defect and bringing with them a prize no one dreamed of.

    <P>

    Alec baldwin plays Ryan the CIA analist who comes up with the defection idea and then sets about trying to make it happen. (Baldwins error is not making the follow up films in the Clancy series)

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    Gripping fast paced action!
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  • Not my thing

    Rated - 3.0 stars  
    By gianino (618 reviews) from London , 12 May 2013
    Too long and boring personally. Good cast but the plot was boring and it went on forever. I don't even know why I rented this because it's definitely not my sort of movie
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  • Masterful film making

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By Sparkyatoz (3 reviews) from Cardiff , 07 Nov 2012
    It doesn't get better. Master class in film making especially when you consider this was made before luxury of CGI. Without these gimmicks McTeirnan concentrates on the characters and situation of Clancy's novel rather than too much emphasis on visual impact. That said the 'Beneath the Surface' biop of the film provides fascinating insights into the production of visual effects and clever nuances of the artificial (for most part) sub envinronments.

    Blu-ray adds little to the experience in my view.

    Watch it ...and watch it again (with director's commentary) to really grasp masterful film making.
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  • SUPERB and then some.

    Rated - 4.5 stars  
    By AlFaeAirdrie (1 review) , 19 Oct 2012
    If you still have this film on video and are no sure whether to buy on blu-ray then rent it first and, after watching it, go buy it. One of the best films ever made.
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  • The Hunt for Red October

    Rated - 4.0 stars  
    By chrisclarkgold (1 review) , 21 Aug 2012
    Good film when I first saw it. Still good today though the Special Effects have aged a bit. Recommended for an entertaining view.
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  • scots elvis

    Rated - 5.0 stars  
    By scotselvis (2 reviews) , 28 Jun 2012
    i think it is a great film. i especially like Sean Connery in the title role i also like the submarines in it
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