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Ice Station Zebra (1968)

23/10/1968 (US)Action, Adventure, Thriller2h 29m
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An American nuclear sub... A sky full of Russian paratroopers... A race for the secret of Ice Station Zebra!

Overview

A top-secret Soviet spy satellite -- using stolen Western technology -- malfunctions and then goes into a descent that lands it near an isolated Arctic research encampment called Ice Station Zebra, belonging to the British, which starts sending out distress signals before falling silent. The atomic submarine Tigerfish, commanded by Cmdr. James Ferraday (Rock Hudson), is dispatched to save them.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Rock Hudson

      Rock Hudson

      Cdr. James Ferraday

    2. Ernest Borgnine

      Ernest Borgnine

      Boris Vaslov

    3. Patrick McGoohan

      Patrick McGoohan

      David Jones

    4. Jim Brown

      Jim Brown

      Capt. Leslie Anders

    5. Tony Bill

      Tony Bill

      Lt. Russell Walker

    6. Alf Kjellin

      Alf Kjellin

      Col. Ostrovsky

    7. Gerald S. O'Loughlin

      Gerald S. O'Loughlin

      Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn

    8. Ted Hartley

      Ted Hartley

      Lt. Jonathan Hansen

    9. Murray Rose

      Murray Rose

      Lt. George Mills

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jun 3, 2023

    Rock Hudson captains an American nuclear submarine in this stolid adaptation of the Alistair McLean novel about international satellite espionage. A hammy Patrick McGoohan and Ernest Borgnine join the crew as the submarine heads to a British weather station in the Arctic that has stopped responding to communications and our adventure picks up as we try to discover the spy in their midst who tries to sabotage the submarine and the mission. Despite the millions spent on the effects and some Oscar-nominated underwater photography, it's terribly wooden and slow. By the time the end does come, I ha...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$8,000,000.00

    Revenue$4,600,000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • submarine
    • espionage
    • cold war
    • satellite
    • arctic polar circle region