---
title: 'The Hunt for Red October (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John McTiernan'
released: '1990-03-02'
runtime_minutes: 129
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hunt-for-red-october-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hunt for Red October (1990)

1990 · PG · 129 min · Drama, Action, War, Thriller · United States

Part of: Jack Ryan film series

## Synopsis

The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 American submarine spy thriller film directed by John McTiernan, produced by Mace Neufeld, and starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, and Sam Neill. The film is an adaptation of Tom Clancy's 1984 bestselling novel of the same name. It is the first installment of the film series featuring the protagonist Jack Ryan.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Larry Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-ferguson), [John Milius](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-milius)
- **Director:** [John McTiernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mctiernan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Basil Poledouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-poledouris)
- **Producer:** [Mace Neufeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/mace-neufeld)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jan de Bont](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-de-bont)
- **Editor:** [Dennis Virkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-virkler)

## Cast

- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery) as Marko Ramius
- [Ronald Guttman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-guttman) as Lt. Melekhin
- [Daniel Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-davis) as Captain Charlie Davenport
- [Tomas Arana](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-arana) as Loginov
- [Larry Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-ferguson) as Master Chief Petty Officer Watson
- [Fred Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-thompson) as Rear Admiral Joshua Painter
- [Stellan Skarsgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/stellan-skarsgard) as Captain 2nd rank Viktor Tupolev
- [Peter Jason](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-jason) as USS Reuben James Commanding Officer
- [Ivan G'Vera](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-g-vera)
- [Peter Zinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zinner)
- [Andrew Divoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-divoff)
- [Sam Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-neill) as Captain 2nd rank Vasily Borodin
- [Sven-Ole Thorsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-ole-thorsen)
- [Jeffrey Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-jones) as Skip Tyler
- [Gates McFadden](https://cinepixo.com/people/gates-mcfadden) as Caroline/Cathy Ryan

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Official site: http://www.paramount.com/movies/hunt-red-october
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hunt-for-red-october-1990
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