Ice Station Zebra (1968)

Directed by

John Sturges

Genre

drama film, action film, submarine film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 28m

Rated

G

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 191 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A US nuclear submarine crew is sent on a rescue mission to a remote Arctic weather station. The team faces dangerous conditions and hidden tensions among the stranded personnel.

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What happens

Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 American spy thriller film directed by John Sturges and starring Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown. The screenplay is by Douglas Heyes, Harry Julian Fink, and W. R. Burnett, loosely based on Alistair MacLean's 1963 novel. Both were inspired by real-life events that took place in 1959 (the flight, loss and search for Discoverer 2). The film concerns a United States nuclear submarine that is rushed to the North Pole to rescue the personnel of Ice Station Zebra. The film was shot in Super Panavision 70 and presented in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. The original music score is by Michel Legrand. Ice Station Zebra was released on October 23, 1968, to mixed reviews, and it was not a box office success, earning only $4.6 million over its $8–10 million budget. At the 41st Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Special Visual Effects. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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