The Hunt for Red October
Paramount Pictures presents; a Mace Neufeld, Jerry Sherlock production; a John McTiernan film; screenplay by Larry Ferguson and Donald Stewart; produced by Mace Neufeld; directed by John McTiernan
- Resource Type:
- Laserdisc Video
- Edition:
- Letterbox ed.
- Publication:
- [Hollywood, CA] : Paramount Home Video, [1990]
- Copyright:
- ©1990
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- Summary:
- An advanced Soviet nuclear submarine is heading for the U.S. coastline. Most government intelligence experts think it is planning to attack, except for one man. He believes the sub's commander is really planning to defect, but he has only a short time to find the sub and prove his theory.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
English and Russian dialog, with English subtitles. - Main Work:
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Hunt for Red October [by Clancy, T.]
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- Subjects:
- Genres:
- System Details:
- VideoDisc; THX; Extended play (CLV); original aspect ratio (2.35:1, letterboxed); Dolby AC-3 digital audio; digital sound; surround stereo.
- Performers:
- Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Joss Ackland, Tim Curry, Peter Firth, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Jordan, Sam Neill, Stellan Skars̊gård, Fred Dalton Thompson, Courtney B. Vance.
- Production Credits:
- Music, Basil Poledouris; editors, Dennis Virkler, John Wright; photography, Jan De Bont.
- General Notes:
- Based on the novel by Tom Clancy.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990.
In the opening credits, the title morphs from the half cyrillic/half transliterated phrase Kransyĭ Okt︠i︡abr to the English The Hunt for Red October. - Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical; surround; stereo; Dolby
- Video Characteristics:
- laser optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file
- Call Numbers:
- LD 752
- ISBNs:
- 0792117697
9780792117698 - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 013023244825
Publisher Number, Paramount Home Video: LV32020-2L - OCLC Numbers:
- 47724530