In the cold war era of 1984, the brand new Russian nuclear submarine is on its way to the United States. The captain, Marko Ramius (Sean Connery), along with a few senior officers, as a matter of fact, have the intention of defecting. Now they must find a way to get rid of the rest of the crew, while being attacked by the Russian navy whose government has learnt the truth and their success of their defection entirely depends on how the US deal with them. Dr Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), a CIA analyst who has done detailed research on Ramius, believes he wants to defect and manages to convince the government officials about the idea. He then is assigned to enter the US submarine Dallas, which, unbeknown to the crew, has traced the Red October. Dr Ryan must prove in time that Ramius's intent is not to release missiles to America, but simply to defect. There isn't much time left.
This is a brilliant piece of work and the cast is well chosen, albeit when speaking Russian, Sean Connery's accent is not authentic, but this doesn't spoil the grace he manifests that much. The film is full of intense atmosphere and suspense and the direction is flawless. Sam Neill is very likeable as Captain Vasily Boradin, who works for Ramius and who is loyal and considerate to him. Many credits for Alec Baldwin as the self-assured and eager CIA analyst, he really did it well. 'The Hunt for Red October' is one of my favourite movies. 9/10
This is a brilliant piece of work and the cast is well chosen, albeit when speaking Russian, Sean Connery's accent is not authentic, but this doesn't spoil the grace he manifests that much. The film is full of intense atmosphere and suspense and the direction is flawless. Sam Neill is very likeable as Captain Vasily Boradin, who works for Ramius and who is loyal and considerate to him. Many credits for Alec Baldwin as the self-assured and eager CIA analyst, he really did it well. 'The Hunt for Red October' is one of my favourite movies. 9/10