directed by: John McTiernan, year: 1990
actors: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin

The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 American submarine thriller film directed by John McTiernan, based on Tom Clancy's 1984 novel of the same name. The film stars Sean Connery as Marko Ramius, a Soviet submarine captain who defects to the United States, and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst who must prove Ramius' intentions before a global crisis ensues.

Cold War, Submarine, Espionage, Defection, Tension, Tactical Genius