The Hunt For Red October

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Theatrical Release Date:

02/28/1990

DVD Release Date:

12/01/1998

Run Time:

137min.

Starring:

Sean Connery , Alec Baldwin , Scott Glenn , James Earl Jones , Sam Neill

Director(s):

John McTiernan

Distributor(s):

Paramount

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action,Drama

Plot: The first of several films based on Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" technothrillers, Hunt for Red October stars Alec Baldwin as eccentric CIA analyst Ryan and Sean Connery as Soviet submarine commander Marko Ramius. Read More

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