Title The Hunt for Red October Overview A new Soviet nuclear missile sub a Boomer heading out on her maiden voyage that is being tracked by a Los Angeles class American submarine suddenly goes silent and disappears . This focuses the attention of both U.S. Intelligence and the U.S. Navy on the Russian Sub Commander . When it is determined that the silent Soviet Boomer may be headed for American coastal waters panic ensues. A CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, convinces the brass that the Boomer's commander may intend something other than a nuclear first strike in mind. A perilous and tense cat-and-mouse game ensues. Tagline Invisible. Silent. Stolen. Genres Action, Adventure, Thriller Keywords submarine, cold war, russian, defection, jack ryan Production Companies Paramount Pictures, Nina Saxon Film Design, Mace Neufeld Productions Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English, Pусский Original Language en Runtime minutes 134 Release Year 1990
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 199 million USD