
Ice Station Zebra
G“An American nuclear sub... A sky full of Russian paratroopers... A race for the secret of Ice Station Zebra!”
1968·149 min·Released
Studio: Filmways Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
6.3TMDb
Theatrical Apr 4, 1968
🇺🇸
USA · English · Kids
Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorJohn Sturges
WriterDouglas Heyes, W.R. Burnett
Cast

Rock Hudson
Cdr. James Ferraday

Ernest Borgnine
Boris Vaslov

Patrick McGoohan
David Jones

Jim Brown
Capt. Leslie Anders

Tony Bill
Lt. Russell Walker

Alf Kjellin
Col. Ostrovsky

Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn

Ted Hartley
Lt. Jonathan Hansen

Murray Rose
Lt. George Mills
Michael T. Mikler
Lt. Courtney Cartwright
Joseph Bernard
Dr. Jack Benning

Jonathan Goldsmith
Russian Aide

Sherwood Price
Lt. Edgar Hackett
Lee Stanley
Lt. Mitgang

John Orchard
Survivor
Jim Dixon
Earl MacAuliffe

Ron Masak
Paul Zabrinczski
Boyd Berlind
Bruce Kentner
Craig Shreeve
Gafferty
Wade Graham
Parker
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Keywords
based on novel or booksubmarineespionagecold warsatellitearctic polar circle regioncommandingmetrocolor
Details
Budget
$8M
Revenue
$5M
TMDb Votes
186
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