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Where was The Hunt for Red October filmed?

1990 film, directed by John McTiernan.

  • San Diego

The story is set in Atlantic Ocean, about 6,053 miles (9,742 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Atlantic Ocean; Soviet Union, Maine; White House; Polyarny District
Filmed in
San Diego
Distance
About 6,053 miles (9,742 km) between Atlantic Ocean and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 5,528 miles (8,897 km) between Soviet Union, Maine and the nearest filming location.
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About The Hunt for Red October

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Released
1990
Director
John McTiernan
Cast
Sean ConneryScott GlennJames Earl JonesSam NeillJoss AcklandRichard JordanPeter FirthTim CurryCourtney B. VanceStellan Skarsgård
Genre
ActionDramaSpyWar
Based on
The Hunt for Red October
Awards
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

In November 1984, Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius is given command of Red October, a new Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine with a "caterpillar drive", rendering it nearly undetectable to passive sonar.

Upon learning that the bulk of the Soviet Navy has been deployed to the Atlantic to locate and sink the sub, the military staff conclude that Ramius plans a renegade nuclear strike.

An unknown saboteur causes Red October's caterpillar drive to malfunction during risky maneuvers through a narrow undersea canyon.

Famous lines from The Hunt for Red October

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • May what?Ramius
  • An American?Putin
  • Yes, open outer doors.Crewman
  • .. may arm the missiles.Petrov
  • In the name of God, why?Lt Viktor Slavin

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