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Ice Station Zebra
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Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 American action and drama film directed by John Sturges. Produced by Martin Ransohoff and John Calley for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the movie stars Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, and Jim Brown. The screenplay was written by Douglas Heyes, W. R. Burnett, and Alistair MacLean, with music composed by Michel Legrand. Principal photography took place in San Diego.
The narrative is set in the Arctic and involves espionage during the Cold War. The film has a runtime of approximately 149 minutes. It was released in the United States on October 23, 1968, with subsequent releases in April 1969, September 1969, and January 1970. The production had a budget of 8,000,000 to 9,000,000 and grossed 4,600,000 at the box office.
Ice Station Zebra was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects. Daniel L. Fapp served as director of photography, and Ferris Webster edited the film. George Davis was the production designer. The movie is categorized as a submarine film and has been assessed against the Bechdel test.
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Film · TMDB
6.3A 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
- Rock Hudson as Cdr. James Ferraday
- Ernest Borgnine as Boris Vaslov
- Patrick McGoohan as David Jones
- Jim Brown as Capt. Leslie Anders
- Tony Bill as Lt. Russell Walker
- Alf Kjellin as Col. Ostrovsky
Themes
- based on novel or book
- submarine
- espionage
- cold war
- satellite
- arctic polar circle region
- commanding
- metrocolor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- submarine film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Ice Station Zebra
- Director
- John Sturges
- Screenwriter
- Douglas Heyes
- Cast member
- Joseph Bernard
- Composer
- Michel Legrand
- Producer
- John Calley
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Narrative location
- Arctic
- Filming location
- San Diego
- Duration
- 148
- FilmAffinity ID
- 926845
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- publication date
- 1972-02-22
- film editor
- Ferris Webster
- title
- Ice Station Zebra
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- production designer
- George Davis
- capital cost
- 9000000
- box office
- 4600000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 47%
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