The Hunt for Red October
“Invisible. Silent. Stolen.”
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
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Part of The Jack Ryan Collection
3 films
Cast
61 people
Sean Connery
Capt. 1st Marko Ramius
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Rock
Alec Baldwin
Dr. Jack Ryan
Known for
Beetlejuice
The Boss Baby
Scott Glenn
CDR Bart Mancuso (USS Dallas)
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Sam Neill
Capt. 2nd Vasily Borodin
Known for
Jurassic Park
Peaky Blinders
James Earl Jones
Vice ADM James Greer
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
Tom Clancy
novel
Also in
The Simpsons
Submarine: Steel Boats, Iron Men
Joss Ackland
Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
Known for
Lethal Weapon 2
The Mighty Ducks
Richard Jordan
Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor
Known for
Logan's Run
Dune
Peter Firth
Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
Known for
Spooks: The Greater Good
Risen
Tim Curry
Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
Known for
It
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Courtney B. Vance
Petty Officer Ronald 'Jonesy' Jones (USS Dallas)
Known for
The Mummy
FlashForward
Stellan Skarsgård
Capt. 2nd Viktor Tupolev (V.K. Konovalov)
Known for
Chernobyl
Andor
John McTiernan Director · Larry Ferguson Screenplay Donald E. Stewart Screenplay
Worldwide gross $201M · Budget $30M · United States release March 2, 1990
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$200,512,643
Gross vs. budget
6.7×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Mace Neufeld/Jerry Sherlock Productions
Production
Mace Neufeld Productions
Production
Nina Saxon Film Design
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Canada · March 2, 1990
Theatrical
United States · March 2, 1990
Theatrical
Argentina
May 10, 1990 · Theatrical
Australia
April 5, 1990 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 20, 1990 · Theatrical
February 9, 2001 · Physical · DVD/VHS CIC Video
Canada
February 9, 2011 · Theatrical · Digital Film Festival
Colombia
April 25, 1990 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 31, 1990 · Theatrical
Finland
September 7, 1990 · Theatrical
France
August 29, 1990 · Theatrical
April 9, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
August 8, 1990 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 7, 1990 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 13, 1990 · Theatrical
India
September 15, 1990 · Digital
Ireland
April 20, 1990 · Theatrical
Italy
April 20, 1990 · Theatrical
July 2, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Japan
July 13, 1990 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 26, 1990 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 17, 1990 · Theatrical
January 14, 2000 · Physical · DVD
February 14, 2002 · TV · Yorin
November 23, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
August 23, 1990 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 14, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 31, 1990 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 18, 2002 · TV · Markíza
South Africa
August 17, 1990 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 23, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
August 15, 1990 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 10, 1990 · Theatrical
November 15, 2000 · Physical · DVD
October 26, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 17, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
August 10, 1990 · Theatrical · German
August 11, 1990 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
June 30, 1990 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 14, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 20, 1990 · Theatrical
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