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7.2After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.
Released: 1995-05-12116 minDir: Tony ScottThriller, Action, Drama, WarBudget: $53.0MBox office: $157M
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- Denzel Washington as Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter
- Gene Hackman as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
- Matt Craven as Lt. Roy Zimmer
- George Dzundza as Chief of the Boat Cob
- Viggo Mortensen as Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince
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Crimson Tide is a 1995 American submarine action thriller film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It takes place during a fictional period of political turmoil in Russia, in which ultranationalists threaten to launch nuclear missiles at the United States and Japan.
The film focuses on a clash of wills between the seasoned commanding officer of a U.S. nuclear missile submarine (Gene Hackman) and his new executive officer (or XO, played by Denzel Washington), arising from conflicting interpretations of an order to launch their missiles. The story inadvertently parallels a real incident during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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1995 action thriller films1995 American films1995 English-language films1995 filmsAmerican action thriller filmsEnglish-language action thriller filmsFilms about coups d'étatFilms about mutiniesFilms about nuclear war and weaponsFilms about the militaryFilms about the United States NavyFilms directed by Tony Scott