based on novel or book,submarine,espionage,cold war,satellite,arctic polar circle region

Ice Station Zebra (1968)

Poster for 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 (Rock Hudson), is dispatched to save them.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Sturges
  • Profile picture of Rock Hudson
    Cdr. James Ferraday Rock Hudson
  • Profile picture of Ernest Borgnine
    Boris Vaslov Ernest Borgnine
  • Profile picture of Patrick McGoohan
    David Jones Patrick McGoohan
  • Profile picture of Jim Brown
    Capt. Leslie Anders Jim Brown
  • Profile picture of Tony Bill
    Lt. Russell Walker Tony Bill
  • Profile picture of Alf Kjellin
    Col. Ostrovsky Alf Kjellin
  • Profile picture of Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn Gerald S. O'Loughlin
  • Profile picture of Ted Hartley
    Lt. Jonathan Hansen Ted Hartley

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • submarine
  • espionage
  • cold war
  • satellite
  • arctic polar circle region