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Ice Station Zebra (1968) 6.6
Commander James Ferraday, USN, has new orders: get David Jones, a British civilian, Captain Anders, a tough Marine with a platoon of troops, Boris Vasilov, a friendly Russian, and the crew ... See full summary » Director:John Sturges |
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Commander James Ferraday, USN, has new orders: get David Jones, a British civilian, Captain Anders, a tough Marine with a platoon of troops, Boris Vasilov, a friendly Russian, and the crew of the nuclear sub USS Tigerfish to the North Pole to rescue the crew of Drift Ice Station Zebra, a weather station at the top of the world. The mission takes on new and dangerous twists as the crew finds out that all is not as it seems at Zebra, and that someone will stop at nothing to prevent the mission from being completed. Written by Steve Fenwick <scf@w0x0f.com>
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It's a race for the secret ... or TOTAL DESTRUCTION See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 October 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Eisstation Zebra See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
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Average Shot Length (ASL) = 7 seconds See more »Goofs
In some underwater scenes, the sub is labeled "Porpoise" on the front of the sail; in others, "Tiger Shark." Also, the shape of the bow changes between early underwater scenes, which show a slanted, tapering WWII-style bow, and later scenes, which show a straight vertical bow apparently lifted from USS Nautilus. See more »Quotes
Cmdr. Ferraday: She's slowing faster! During uncontrolled descent from flooding incident.See more »
I first saw this film when it was released in 1968 at the Summit Cinerama theater in Detroit, and it was a fantastic movie going experience. I think the first thing that draws you into this film is the rousing score by Michel Legrand and the marvelous cinematography. The engrossing story moves along at a good pace aided by some very intelligent and witty dialogue. A superb cast of seasoned professionals including Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown and especially a very suave and droll Patrick MacGoohan create fully realized characters that act and react in very real human emotions to some extremely tense and suspenseful situations. The next time you see this film in the TV listings, be sure to check it out and I think you will find it superior to many films of the same genre that have been made since. One thing I find puzzling is the fact that this classic has not been released on DVD, and I only hope it is very soon.