Colin Maitland, Eric Portman, James MacArthur
At the peak of Cold War tensions, a U.S. naval ship discovers a Soviet submarine in the North Atlantic and scrutinizes its every move. As the ship's commander, Capt. Findlander (Richard Widmark), push...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 23, 2003
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November 30, 2007Richard Widmark stars in this tense cold war thriller as an abrasive naval commander playing a high stakes game of cat and mouse with a soviet submarine. This is obviously influenced (as most sea-bourne adventures are) by the classic tale of obsession, Moby Dick, as Widmark pursu...( read more)
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June 1, 2007It's a good classic story line for the cold war going hot?. . .And good supporting roles by Martin Balsham and Jame MacArthur
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November 20, 2009This is a hidden gen. A relatively simple cold war drama, well acted and directed with several interesting and intriguing concepts. Not least Richard Widmark's U.S. Naval captain's, key adviser being an ex German U-Boat commander. 102 mins of slow burn plot and tension, culminati...( read more)
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August 24, 2009Between Fail Safe, Dr Strangelove or this one, it's hard to pick the best nuclear holocaust film. With the first two, you know that this is always on the cards but with this one, what starts out as a relentless chase of a Soviet submarine by an obsessed captain with a tired crew,...( read more)
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September 11, 2007A Cold War movie that brilliantly explores the fragility of men who have the power to destroy at the touch of a button. Best bit: "If he fires one, I'll fire one."
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