Jack Ryan is on vacation in England when he spoils an assassination attempt on an important member of the Royal Family. Ryan gets drawn back into the CIA when the same splinter faction of the IRA targets him and his family.
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Harrison Ford | Jack Ryan |
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Anne Archer | Dr. Caroline "Cathy" Ryan |
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Patrick Bergin | Kevin O'Donnell |
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Thora Birch | Sally Ryan |
| James Fox | Lord William Holmes | |
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Samuel L. Jackson | Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson |
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Polly Walker | Annette |
| J.E. Freeman | Marty Cantor | |
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James Earl Jones | Adm. James Greer |
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Sean Bean | Sean Miller |
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Richard Harris | Paddy O'Neil |
| Alex Norton | Dennis Cooley | |
| Hugh Fraser | Watkins | |
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David Threlfall | Inspector Highland |
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Alun Armstrong | Owens |
| Berlinda Tolbert | Sissy | |
| Hugh Ross | Barrister Atkinson | |
| Gerald Sim | Lord Justice | |
| Pip Torrens | First Aide | |
| Thomas Russell | Ashley | |
| Jonathan Ryan | Jimmy Reardon | |
| Andrew Connolly | Charlie Dugan |
Camera |
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| Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
Directing |
| Phillip Noyce | Director |
Editing |
| Neil Travis | Editor |
| William Hoy | Editor |
Production |
| Mace Neufeld | Producer |
| Robert Rehme | Producer |
Sound |
| James Horner | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Tom Clancy | Author |
| W. Peter Iliff | Screenplay |
| Donald Stewart | Screenplay |