When a Soviet nuclear sub headed toward American waters drops off U.S. scanners, the Yanks scramble to take defensive steps. But CIA analyst Jack Ryan convinces the brass that the sub's commander has something other than a first strike in mind. A perilous cat-and-mouse game ensues.
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Sean Connery | Marko Ramius |
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Alec Baldwin | Jack Ryan |
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Scott Glenn | Commander Bart Mancuso |
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Sam Neill | Captain Vasily Borodin |
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James Earl Jones | Admiral James Greer |
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Joss Ackland | Ambassador Andrei Lysenko |
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Richard Jordan | Dr. Jeffrey Pelt |
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Stellan SkarsgÄrd | Captain Viktor Tupolev |
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Courtney B. Vance | Sonarman 2nd Class Ronald Jones |
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Peter Firth | Ivan Putin |
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Tim Curry | Dr. Yevgeniy Petrov |
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Jeffrey Jones | Skip Tyler |
| Timothy Carhart | Bill Steiner | |
| Larry Ferguson | Chief of the Boat | |
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Fred Dalton Thompson | Admiral Painter |
Art |
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| William Cruse | Art Direction |
Camera |
| Jan de Bont | Director of Photography |
Directing |
| John McTiernan | Director |
Editing |
| Dennis Virkler | Editor |
| John Wright | Editor |
Production |
| Mace Neufeld | Producer |
| Larry DeWaay | Executive Producer |
| Jerry Sherlock | Executive Producer |
| Amanda Mackey Johnson | Casting |
Sound |
| Basil Poledouris | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Tom Clancy | Novel |
| Larry Ferguson | Screenplay |
| Donald Stewart | Screenplay |