Ice Station Zebra
“An American nuclear sub... A sky full of Russian paratroopers... A race for the secret of Ice Station Zebra!”
A top-secret Soviet spy satellite -- using stolen Western technology -- malfunctions and then goes into a descent that lands it near an isolated Arctic research encampment called Ice Station Zebra, belonging to the British, which starts sending out distress signals before falling silent. The atomic submarine Tigerfish, commanded by Cmdr. James Ferraday, is dispatched to save them.
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Cast
45 people
Rock Hudson
Cdr. James Ferraday
Known for
Seconds
Giant
Ernest Borgnine
Boris Vaslov
Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
Patrick McGoohan
David Jones
Known for
Braveheart
Escape from Alcatraz
Jim Brown
Capt. Leslie Anders
Known for
The Running Man
The Dirty Dozen
Tony Bill
Lt. Russell Walker
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Less Than Zero
Shampoo
Alf Kjellin
Col. Ostrovsky
Known for
Summer Interlude
Torment
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn
Known for
Automan
In Cold Blood
Ted Hartley
Lt. Jonathan Hansen
Known for
High Plains Drifter
Barefoot in the Park
Murray Rose
Lt. George Mills
Also in
Ride the Wild Surf
Magnum, P.I.
Michael T. Mikler
Lt. Courtney Cartwright
Known for
Westworld
Joseph Bernard
Dr. Jack Benning
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
The Baby
Jonathan Goldsmith
Russian Aide
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Manimal
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John Sturges Director · W.R. Burnett Screenplay Douglas Heyes Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.6M · Budget $8M · United States release October 23, 1968
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Filmways Pictures
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 4, 1968
Theatrical
United States · October 23, 1968
Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1968 · Theatrical
France
September 4, 1969 · Theatrical
Germany
September 4, 1969 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 16, 1969 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 23, 1968 · Theatrical
Spain
April 9, 1969 · Theatrical
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