Marko Ramius (Character) - Quotes Marko Ramius (Character) The Hunt for Red October (1990) Capt. Vasili Borodin : I will live in Montana. And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe even a "recreational vehicle." And drive from state to state. Do they let you do that? Capt. Vasili Borodin : No papers? Captain Ramius : No papers, state to state. Capt. Vasili Borodin : Well then, in winter I will live in... Arizona. Actually, I think I will need two wives. Captain Ramius : Oh, at least. Captain Ramius : We will pass through the American patrols, past their sonar nets, and lay off their largest city, and listen to their rock and roll... while we conduct missile drills. [a torpedo is racing toward them] Jack Ryan : Pardon me? Captain Ramius : What books did you write? Jack Ryan : I wrote a biography of, of Admiral Halsey, called "The Fighting Sailor", about, uh, naval combat tactics...

Captain Ramius : ...Halsey acted stupidly. Captain Ramius : You're afraid of our fleet. Well, you should be. Personally, I'd give us one chance in three. More tea anyone? [Shootout in the missile room] Captain Ramius : Hey, Ryan, be careful what you shoot at. Most things in here don't react too well to bullets. [Moves closer to enemy, who fires several shots at him] Jack Ryan : *I* have to be careful what *I* shoot at? [last lines] Captain Ramius : "... and the sea will grant each man new hope, as sleep brings dreams of home." Christopher Columbus. Jack Ryan : Welcome to the New World, Captain. Captain Ramius : When he reached the New World, Cortez burned his ships. As a result his men were well motivated. Captain Ramius : I miss the peace of fishing like when I was a boy. Forty years I've been at sea. A war at sea. A war with no battles, no monuments... only casualties. I widowed her the day I married her. My wife died while I was at sea, you know. Captain Ramius : A great day comrades, we sail into history!

Captain Ramius : It reminds me of the heady days of Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin when the world trembled at the sound of our rockets. Now they will tremble again - at the sound of our silence. The order is: engage the silent drive. Capt. Bart Mancuso : [Ramius comments in Russian to Borodin that Mancuso is a "buckaroo". Ryan laughs] What's so funny? Jack Ryan : Ah, the Captain seems to think you're some kind of... cowboy. Captain Ramius : [spoken "You parle ruski"] You speak Russian. Jack Ryan : [in Russian] A little. It is wise to study the ways of ones adversary. Don't you think? Sean Connery | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia From Russia with Love (video game) Sir Thomas Sean Connery, Légion d'honneur, (born 25 August 1930) is an Oscar winning Scottish actor who has starred in many films and is best known as the original cinematic James Bond .

Connery is known for his trademark Scottish accent and his good looks, repeatedly mentioned as one of the most attractive men alive by magazines even after he was considerably older than more conventional sex symbols. Some consider him more handsome now than when he was younger. Contents [ show ] Personal life Connery was born in Fountainbridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, to a Christian mixed-denomination couple. His father, Joseph Connery, was of Irish-Catholic descent with roots in County Wexford, Ireland; his mother, Euphamia "Effie" Maclean, was a Protestant. Neither he nor his brother, Neil Niren , were raised as Catholics. Connery claims that he was called by his middle name of Sean long before he became an actor, explaining that he had an Irish friend named Seamus (pronounced Sha-mus), and those who knew them decided to call him by his middle name, which started with an "S", whenever he was with Seamus, and it stuck. He joined the Royal Navy after leaving school, and after being discharged on medical grounds went on to a succession of jobs, including truck driver, labourer and lifeguard. He competed for Scotland in the Mr.

Universe competition in 1950, which led to work on the stage, TV, and eventually film. As a weight lifter, his nickname was "Big Tam". He has long advocated Scottish independence, and has supported the Scottish National Party (SNP), a political party campaigning for Scottish self-government, financially and through personal appearances. This support is illustrated by a comment from his official website: "While it is generally accepted that his support of Scotland's independence and the Scottish National Party delayed his knighthood for many years, his commitment to Scotland has never wavered. Politics in the United Kingdom often has more intrigue than a James Bond plot. While Scotland is not yet independent, she does have a new parliament. Sir Sean campaigned hard for the yes vote during the Scottish Referendum that created the new Scottish Parliament. He believes firmly that the Scottish Parliament will grow in power and that Scotland will be independent within his lifetime." [1] Connery used part of the fees from his work as James Bond to establish a charity to support deprived children in Edinburgh as well as Scottish Film production.

These charitable works may have earned him a Knighthood earlier, but it was revealed in 1997 that the award had been declined by the UK Labour government due to his support for the SNP. Connery received the Légion d'honneur in 1991. He received Kennedy Center Honors from the United States in 1999, presented to him by President Bill Clinton. He received a Knighthood on July 5, 2000, wearing a hunting tartan kilt of the MacLean of Duart clan. Connery received the Orden de Manuel Amador Guerrero from Mireya Moscoso, former president of Panama on 11 March 2003, for his talent and versatility as an actor. He became the second husband of Australian-born actress Diane Cilento from 1962 until 1973, with whom he had a son, Jason. Since 1975, he has been married to French-Moroccan artist Micheline Roquebrune Connery.

In September 2004, media reports indicated that Connery intended to retire after he pulled out of Josiah's Canon, which was to be released in 2005. However, in a December 2004 interview with The Scotsman newspaper from his home in the Bahamas, the then 74-year-old actor denied he was retiring and said he would like to make another movie, but that he is taking a break from acting in order to concentrate on writing his autobiography, but now the book will no longer be written. Just weeks before his 75th birthday, over the weekend of July 30/31 2005, it was widely reported in the broadcast media, and again in The Scotsman [2] which credited the source as an interview in an unspecified New Zealand newspaper, that he had decided to retire from film making following disillusionment with the "idiots now in Hollywood" and the turmoil making and box office failure of the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. As a personality he has been accused of being an overbearing bully but has also been praised as a highly professional and polite actor, courteous and supportive of those around him.

Connery made a big impression on actors such as Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner and Christopher Lambert, who considered him a great friend during filming. James Bond Sean Connery as James Bond 007. Connery is well known to audiences around the world for his role as James Bond . He first appeared as agent 007 in Dr. No (1962) and subsequently played Bond in several sequels. Never Say Never Again (1983) (unofficial) Connery was discovered by Harry Saltzman after numerous names as possible contenders for Bond were thrown or ruled out, including Roger Moore , David Niven , Cary Grant, and many others. Ian Fleming , the creator of James Bond pays tribute to Connery in his 1963 novel, On Her Majesty's Secret Service by stating that 007's surname as well as his father, was Scottish. Ironically, Fleming reportedly did not like the casting of Connery on the grounds that the stocky, 6'2" Scotsman was too "unrefined", but with some tutelage from director Terence Young, Connery won Fleming over.

Young helped to smooth Connery's rough and tumble edges over, and then used Connery's imposing physique yet amazingly graceful, cat-like carriage so effectively in every scene. Connery's favorite of the films was From Russia with Love, one of the most critically acclaimed in the series. He confirmed that, in a 2002 interview with Sam Donaldson for ABCNews.com. (American Movie Classics erroneously cited Thunderball as Connery's favorite during its recent Bond retrospectives.) In 1967 Connery quit the role of Bond, having grown tired of the repetitive plots, lack of character development and the general public's demands on him and his privacy (as well as fearing typecasting), which led Albert R. Broccoli to hire George Lazenby to assume the role in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service . After the film's release, Lazenby backed out of a seven-film contract. Broccoli lured Connery back to the role with $1.25 million plus 12.5% of the film's profits, or about $6 million total to do so, then the highest salary for any actor.

Connery reprised the official role just one last time in 1971 for Diamonds Are Forever , then retired from the role shortly after that release. Due to, and at the height of, an ongoing legal battle between Broccoli's EON Productions and Kevin McClory (co-writer of Thunderball ), McClory was allowed to create a remake of Thunderball after a 10-year span after the release of Thunderball. In the late 1970s McClory teamed with Connery to write an original James Bond film. The project never got off the ground due to further lawsuits brought about by United Artists ; however, in 1983 Connery teamed with McClory again to play the role of secret agent James Bond 007 for the seventh and final time in the unofficial film and remake Never Say Never Again . The title of the film has long believed to have derived from Connery's comments after the release of Diamonds Are Forever who, after filming it, claimed he would never play James Bond again.

(For the legal battle see the controversy of Thunderball ) Connery returned to the role once more in 2005, providing the voice and likeness of James Bond for the video game adaptation of From Russia with Love . According to director Sam Mendes , the idea of approaching Connery to portray the part of Kincade in the 2012 film Skyfall was very briefly considered. In an interview with the Huffington Post , Mendes noted that there "was a very brief flirtation with that thought, but it was never going to happen, because I thought it would distract.” [1] Over 40 years since he first played the role, Connery is still widely regarded as the definitive cinematic incarnation of James Bond, despite credible interpretations of the character by the likes of Roger Moore , Pierce Brosnan , and what many believe to be a more authentic literary performance by Timothy Dalton . Connery's own feelings on Bond in interviews has run the gamut from bitter resentment to great fondness. At one point he joked he hated Bond so much that he'd have killed him, but he has also stated that he never hated Bond, he merely wanted to pursue other roles.

Certainly, when the James Bond series was at its peak in the mid-1960s, his association with the 007 image was so intense that fine performances in his non-Bond films, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie and Sidney Lumet's The Hill, were being virtually ignored at the time. When asked if he'd ever escape the identification, he replied "It's with me till I go in the box." At another point, he stated that he still cared about the future of the character and franchise, having been associated with the icon for too long not to care, and that all Bond films had their good points. Post-James Bond Career Although his most famous role was that of James Bond, Sean Connery has also maintained a highly successful career since, much more so than the other actors who assumed the role. As part of the agreement to appear in Diamonds are Forever, Connery was given carte blanche to produce two films at United Artists but felt that the only film made under this deal, The Offence, was buried by the studio.

Apart from The Man Who Would Be King, most of Connery's successes in the next decade were as part of ensemble casts, in films like Murder on the Orient Express and A Bridge Too Far. After the experience with Never Say Never Again and the following court case Connery became unhappy with the major studios and for two years did not make any films. Following the European production The Name of the Rose Connery's interest in more credible material was revived. His performance as a hard-nosed cop in The Untouchables (1987) earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Subsequent box-office hits such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and The Hunt for Red October (1990) secured his place as a bankable leading man. He later received a Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema. In more recent years, Connery's filmography has included its fair share of box office and critical disappointments such as The Avengers (1998), and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), but he also received positive reviews for films including Finding Forrester (2000).

He was planning to star in a $80 million movie about Saladin and the Crusades that would be filmed in Jordan before the death of the producer Moustapha Akkad as a result of the 2005 Amman bombings.

Movies Lilacs in the Spring](1955) (role unconfirmed) No Road Back (1957) Action of the Tiger (1957) Time Lock (1957) Another Time, Another Place (1958) Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) A New World (1966) (Cameo) A Fine Madness (1966) The Bowler and the Bonnet (1969) (documentary) (also director) The Molly Maguires (1970) A Spain Golf Course (1972) (short subject) The Offence (1973) Murder on the Orient Express (197]) The Terrorists (1975) The Dream Factory (1975) (documentary) The Wind and the Lion (1975) The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Robin and Marian (1976) A Bridge Too Far (1977) The Great Train Robbery (1979) Meteor (1979) Five Days One Summer

 (1982) Wrong Is Right (1982) Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984) Highlander (1986) The Name of the Rose (1986) The Untouchables (1987) as Jim Malone The Presidio (1988) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) The Hunt for Red October (1990) The Russia House (1990) Medicine Man (1992) (also executive producer) Rising Sun (1993) (also executive producer) A Good Man in Africa (1994) Just Cause (1995) The Rock (1996) (also executive producer) The Avengers (1998) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Trivia Sean Connery, as a youth, had a job delivering milk to Fettes College, Edinburgh, Scotland.

This was James Bond's second school. Wore a toupee in all the James Bond movies (excluding Doctor No). He began losing his hair at 21. Privately and in most other movies, he wears none. First American television role was as a porter in an episode of The Jack Benny Show. Darrell Hammond plays Connery in the Celebrity Jeopardy sketches on Saturday Night Live. In these sketches, Connery is the contestant on all but two of the sketches, where he insults host Alex Trebek (played by Will Ferrell) of withering invective and sexual innuendo, and answers no questions right. The sketches aired twice a season on SNL from 1996–2002, and returned once more when Ferrell guest-hosted in 2005. Starred in Never Say Never Again with Klaus Maria Brandauer. Coincidentally, Brandauer was originally considered to play Marko Ramius in The Hunt for Red October. Has a tattoo that says "Scotland Forever" on his forearm. Sean Connery's line in Finding Forrester, "You're the man now dog," became immortalized as the phrase that started the YTMND website.

George Lucas has said on multiple occasions that Connery's portrayal of the character James Bond was one of the primary inspirations for his Indiana Jones character. As a tribute to this, when casting his third Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lucas chose Connery for the role of Indiana's father , with his reasoning being "Who else could play Indiana Jones' father, but the guy who inspired all of this in the first place, James Bond himself!" Sean Connery's likeness was used in Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake as a template for the character Big Boss , but not in later Metal Gear games. In the 2006 re-release of the game, his likeness is no longer used, along with all the other characters that had actor likenesses. Ironically, in a conversation with the character Para-Medic in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater , a younger Big Boss would admit that he doesn't like James Bond movies. External links Marko Ramius (Character) Marko Ramius (Character) There may be more photos available for this character. To select more photos to be displayed in this character's gallery, click the Edit Photos link.

Overview See more » Update You may correct errors and omissions on this page directly. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process. IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet! A thrilling action movie, adequately cast. Christian C Super Reviewer Captain Ramius: You're afraid of our fleet. Well, you should be. Personally, I'd give us one chance in three. More tea anyone? "Invisible. Silent. Stolen." The Hunt for Red October is a film that deserves its classification as a thriller. There isn't a lull in the 2 hour plus runtime. It's a nonstop thrilling ride beneath the sea. Part of the reason the movie works so well is because of an extraordinary cast of Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, James Earle Jones, Sam Neill and Tim Curry. There's a bunch of great character actors in there too, that I know by their face, but if asked I couldn't tell you their names. Red October is the name of a Russian sub, which is the command of Captain Ramius.

Under his command the sub defects and makes its way towards the United States. The plot has many turns and what you expect isn't always what you get. Sean Connery makes this movie with his terrific veteran presence. Every time I watch a movie with him in it; I am always stunned by how convincing the guy is onscreen. Alec Baldwin isn't one of my favorite actors, but he is pretty good as the hero. This is a thriller that doesn't rely to much on action. There are long sequences where the excitement comes from listening to the characters talk instead of watching them run and shoot. Its a smart, well paced, cool film that I liked immensely. I'll take this over Die Hard any day. Melvin White Super Reviewer ½ Based on Tom Clancy's debut novel, The Hunt For Red October. This film is about a new type of Russian typhoon class submarine, being chased across the seas when the crew decides to defect to the Americans. This typhoon class submarine is named the Red October and the Russians have installed a secret propulsion system that could render the sub nearly silent to sonar. The thrills are nonstop, the story is top notch and is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat.

Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery deliver strong performances. The Hunt For Red October is one of the best films adapted from a Tom Clancy novel. This film is brilliant with great directing, pacing and acting. The Hunt For Red October is a different type of submarine film thats very enjoyable, despite the fact it's very different from previous films in the sub genre. This isn't a war film, this is more of a suspense / Thriller film and it delivers on both. For those who have read the book, they will be pleased to know that this film was very well adapted and the filmmakers stayed through enough to the source material. John McTiernan delivers a solid piece of cinema, and The Hunt For Red October is one of his best films since Die Hard. A superbly crafted thriller, The Hunt For Red October is a film that Tom Clancy fans will thoroughly enjoy, and as a person who's read Clancy's book, I can honestly say that the filmmakers did a terrific job at adapting this electrifying story.

Alex roy The Best Sean Connery Movies by Farr | The Huffington Post The Best Sean Connery Movies by Farr 09/25/2008 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011 John Farr Editor, bestmoviesbyfarr.com I just attended a showing of the much ballyhooed "The Dark Knight", and besides stepping in gum, found the movie as overstuffed as a Spanish olive. Though the late Heath Ledger's turn as the Joker transcends the rest of this hyper-adrenalized mess, "Knight" is just one more example of Hollywood creating movies with too much of everything, happening too fast, too loudly, and going on for too long. It's an effects-laden extravaganza, but without the requisite thrills or suspense. I confess to feeling the same way about the new James Bond, as embodied in Daniel Craig (an actor I admired greatly in "Layer Cake"). His Bond is simultaneously super-human and politically correct: in "Casino Royale", he performs stunts akin to Superman, then- incomprehensibly- tries to rescue a drowning woman (Eva Green) who had actually betrayed him.

Now the Bond I know would have left her underwater-or put her there. Yes, I can already hear some of you saying it: characters change with the times. Still for me, the old traditionalist, who remembers what Bond's creator Ian Fleming had in mind- very much a flesh-and blood spy- there can be only one James Bond: Sir Sean Connery. Though the gadgets and bizarre villains would increase with each production, Connery always hit the right note with his signature character because he played Bond as a man doing a man's job, who could derive pleasure from, but not get emotionally involved with, any woman. He was a top secret agent, and his life was his job. Yet behind his cool, detached air, there was something noble-and very human- about him. When Fleming initially considered the ideal Bond on film, he came up with one name: Cary Grant. But when approached, Grant was already in his mid-late fifties, and wisely recognized (unlike Roger Moore, much later) that he'd be too old for the part.

The choice of Connery was inspired, because he combined a sense of class he had cultivated as an actor with the rugged, macho style that was closer to his hardscrabble Scottish roots, and his early experiences as a star footballer, amateur boxer and body-builder. The strapping 6'2 ½" actor brought to Bond an unspoken "don't mess with me" quality that would have been difficult for the more refined Cary Grant to achieve. As one surveys the life and career of Sean Connery before, during and after Bond, there is an even more important factor to this star's success: his native shrewdness and intelligence. Quite simply, he never undervalued himself. Bond made him but never held him: from the outset, Sir Sean was determined not to be typecast, and unlike any other Bond since, he succeeded. He also carried into his craft the drive and professionalism of a person who understood what work really meant. Born Thomas Connery in Fountainbridge, a tough, working-class neighborhood in southwest Edinburgh, he was the son of a rubber and automotive works employee who struggled to support his family.

Thus it seemed only natural that young Thomas (or "Tam", as he was then called) had landed his first part-time job by age ten, and toiled in a variety of occupations after, from dairy worker to coffin maker. Always restless and eager to find success in the wider world, after a two year stint in the Royal Navy, he caught the acting bug in his twenties, and at this point started going by the name "Sean". After gaining the requisite exposure and seasoning in British film, theatre, and television, Connery finally landed in Hollywood in 1958, where he starred opposite a fading Lana Turner in "Another Time, Another Place" (a phrase the actor would memorably recycle years later as Bond, speeding away from his latest conquest). "Place" did not score at the box office, but it, along with the Disney children's film "The Little People", shot the following year, provided Connery with vital stateside exposure. Indeed, the latter film, a prior working experience and acquaintance with "Dr. No" director Terence Young, and the all-important woman's instinct provided by Albert "Cubby" Broccoli's wife, helped decide who the first screen Bond would be.

By this time, Connery had already filmed a wonderful bit in Darryl Zanuck's quintessential World War II blockbuster, "The Longest Day"(1962), in which, coincidentally, future "Goldfinger" nemesis Gert Frobe would also play a small part. Though over a fifty year career, Sir Sean's output has experienced its peaks and valleys, few other stars have aged and endured so gracefully on-screen, with Cary Grant perhaps coming closest. Still, in the diverting "Entrapment"(1999), Connery carries off a subtle and totally believable romantic lead (opposite a stunning Catherine Zeta-Jones) approaching the age of seventy, beating Grant's previous record in "Charade"(1963), when that suave old heartbreaker was a full decade younger. As Sir Sean celebrates his birthday this week, and I myself eagerly anticipate an upcoming trip to his beloved Scotland (for which the actor has done a great deal charitably), I'm listing my nine top Connery selections on DVD, in order of ascending preference.

(One overlooked favorite that would have made this group an even ten is 1972's "The Offence", directed by the great Sidney Lumet, in which Sir Sean delivers one of his rawest, most powerful performances as a sadistic cop who snaps during an interrogation. Wake up, Hollywood- this title should be available on DVD!) 9) Murder On The Orient Express (1974) - When a financier (Richard Widmark) is brutally murdered on the famous train-line, every passenger is a suspect in the eyes of punctilious Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney). With the train stalled between Istanbul and Paris, he begins to question the motley group, and gradually uncovers the most unlikely of culprits. Here, in another Lumet winner (the director and Connery actually made five films together), an unrecognizable Finney transforms himself into Agatha Christie's renowned Belgian sleuth. Beyond his astonishing portrayal, the magic of this whodunit comes from the fascinating assortment of characters he interrogates, played by an outstanding ensemble cast: Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Wendy Hiller, John Gielgud, and Sir Sean among them.

Predictably, in addition to Finney, Connery, and Bergman (who snagged an Oscar), old pros Hiller and Gielgud really shine. "Murder" should be nirvana for any mystery lover, and the film bursts with '30s period charm. This is one train well worth catching. 8) The Great Train Robbery (1979) - In late nineteenth century London, crooked mastermind Edward Pierce (Connery) and partner Robert Agar (Donald Sutherland) devise a meticulous scheme to commit the crime of the century, a feat no criminal mind has ever successfully brought off: to steal a large shipment of gold from a moving train. A positive result will depend on highly intricate subterfuge and split-second timing, along with the help of Pierce's beautiful lady-friend, Miriam (Lesley-Ann Down). Will the trio pull it off? This highly engaging heist entry, scripted and directed by best-selling author Michael Crichton, exudes rich Victorian atmosphere and benefits from the surprisingly felicitous pairing of stars Connery and Sutherland. Ms. Down plays an eye-catching lady who could halt traffic and trains, as well as induce most any man to steal.

7) The Hunt For Red October (1990) - When a Russian nuclear sub goes off its intended course and heads directly for the United States, CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) must decipher whether its crew's intention is to attack America or stage a mass defection. With only veteran Soviet captain Marko Ramius (Connery) knowing the answer, tension mounts on both sides until the nail-biting finish. The first and best of the Tom Clancy film adaptations, John McTiernan's "Hunt" is a consistently engrossing and intelligent doomsday thriller. With the peerless Connery joined by Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, and Sam Neill (particularly good here as Ramius's loyal second-in-command), "Hunt" delivers high-testosterone adventure packed with stars we know and love. I'd propose this title as a strong selection for a "boys' night in." 6) Goldfinger (1964) - Racing from Miami to Europe, British secret agent James Bond (Connery) attempts to foil Goldfinger (Gert Frobe), a notorious, ingot-hungry maniac with plans to detonate a nuclear device inside Fort Knox.

But first he must outmaneuver the villain's evil sidekicks: sexy-sultry pilot Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman) and bowler-hat-whirling Korean killer, Oddjob (Harold Sakata).Armed with clever gadgets, good looks, and considerable wit, Connery's martini-swilling Agent 007 could not be any smoother Actually third in the series, Guy Hamilton's "Goldfinger" dispensed with the earnest conventions of the spy film for something cheekier: arch quips, cartoonish enemies, luxury sportswear, and exotic femme fatales. (Still, his most iconic image has to be actress Shirley Eaton - naked, gold-plated, and sprawled lifeless across a bed.) "Goldfinger" also features Bond's tricked-out Aston Martin and his inventive helpmate, "Q", played by the wonderful Desmond Llewelyn (in his second Bond outing), while Frobe, Sakata, and "Avengers" alum Blackman prove to be among the most formidable nemeses in the whole Bond franchise.

5) The Untouchables (1987) - During Prohibition, government agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) is sent to Chicago to foil gangster Al Capone ( Robert De Niro), who's making a killing selling illegal hooch in collusion with corrupt local cops and politicos. Dismayed at first by Capone's grip on the city, Ness eventually befriends older Irish patrolman Jimmy Malone (Connery), seemingly the city's only honest lawman, who helps squeaky-clean Ness put the screws to Scarface Al. Inspired by the 1950s TV series and scripted by David Mamet, this absorbing, operatic gangster flick explores the moral ambiguities of justice, and represents perhaps director Brian De Palma's finest moment in the director's chair. Costner excels as idealistic G-man Ness, schooled in the ways of the street by Connery, who deservedly picked up an Oscar for his superb portrayal of acerbic veteran cop Malone. With a teeth-clenching, tour de force shoot-out in a train station capping the action, "The Untouchables" is a nimbly directed, top-shelf crime thriller. 4) Dr.

No (1962) - While in Jamaica investigating the murder of a fellow British agent, James Bond (Connery) and American CIA operative Felix Leiter (Jack Lord) discover that the mysterious, reclusive Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman) is planning to blackmail the U.S. by diverting rockets launched from Cape Canaveral. Together with gorgeous Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress), 007 makes the perilous journey to Dr. No's isolated island compound at Crab Key, battling an army of deadly henchmen in an attempt to curtail the Chinese scientist's crazed scheme. Shot on location, the color-saturated, action-packed "Dr. No" introduced the world to British Secret Service Agent 007, played by a 32-year-old Connery. More intense and cold-blooded than he would become in later Bond films, Connery's 007 is still a model of charm and confidence in this exceedingly well-plotted actioner, especially when it comes to the ladies. And the sexy, bikini-clad Andress, first seen emerging nymph-like from the ocean, set the gauge at "super-hot" for future Bond girls.

Don't say "No" to this thrilling spy adventure. 3) The Man Who Would Be King (1975) - Based on a late nineteenth century tale by Rudyard Kipling, British sergeants Daniel Dravot (Connery) and Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine) are tired of soldiering, and it seems their ungrateful country has tired of them. They find themselves without prospects in India, and resolve on a daring plan: they will travel to remotest Kafiristan in search of untold riches. Once there, the two con the natives into believing that Danny is a god, and their mission is accomplished, so as long as the populace never learns their king is mortal. Veteran director John Huston had wanted to do this project for years (originally with Gable and Bogart), but only got the chance in the mid-seventies. Still it's hard to think of better casting for the two rogue adventurers than Connery and Caine, whose real-life friendship helped spark a genuine, often amusing on-screen chemistry. A deft combination of humor and suspense, the film's climax is unforgettable. Christopher Plummer also lends solid support as author Kipling.

Don't miss this late Huston treasure-trove. 2) The Hill (1965) - At a military stockade for British soldiers in North Africa, five men, including outspoken prisoner Joe Roberts (Connery), endure the humiliations of a hard-nosed Sergeant Major (Harry Andrews) and his henchmen, who assign their charges various torturous duties. After a fellow prisoner dies as a result, however, Roberts protests, spurring the full-hilt abuse of the warden and his staff. Will they manage to break his spirit? Sidney Lumet's agonizing, tightly directed prison film features a convincing and simmering turn by Connery, fresh off his flashy role as Bond in "Thunderball", here portraying a stalwart soldier who endures brutalization at the hands of Andrews's no-bull sergeant from hell. Ossie Davis steals at least one scene as a rebellious West Indian, but look for Michael Redgrave, too, as a brig staffer with a more humane disposition. Gritty and powerful, "The Hill" celebrates the heroism of defiance.

1) From Russia With Love (1963) - James Bond, a/k/a British Secret Service Agent 007 (Connery) is assigned to retrieve a Russian decoding device before it falls into the hands of Soviet agents. Pursued by butchy East German assassin Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya) and diabolical psychopath Red Grant (Robert Shaw), the dashing 007 has his hands full in Istanbul, but that doesn't prevent him from dallying with Russian tigress Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi), a double agent with ties to SPECTRE. This stylish second entry in the Bond franchise features a somewhat warmer yet no less dashing 007, played to the hilt with campy savoir faire by Connery. Director Terence Young streamlines the action, too, and in the absence of fancy gadgets (those came later), gives audiences thrilling, well-orchestrated chases and clashes, culminating in a heart-racing death match between Connery and deadly, dyed-blond assassin Shaw aboard the Orient Express.

The kittenishly seductive Bianchi is fetching as Bond's dicey love interest, and veteran Mexican actor Pedro Armendariz also excels as Bond's savvy Istanbul contact (sadly, he was dying of cancer during the shoot). Still, it's German chanteuse Lenya who has the most fun, springing poisonous blades from her shoes. Racy and exhilarating, "Love" breathes new life into Ian Fleming's classic novel. Final note: also watch out for the late September release of yet another Connery/Lumet collaboration, 1971's "The Anderson Tapes", co-starring the sexy Dyan Cannon in her prime. (By the way, she was also Cary Grant's former spouse.) While perhaps not quite on a par with the titles listed above, "Tapes" remains a highly diverting caper movie that outperforms many more recent entries in this sub-genre. It also contains the film debut of a certain fledgling actor named Christopher Walken! Follow John Farr on Twitter: More: The Hunt for Red October Movie Review What parents need to know Positive messages Studying and knowing your subject well helps you make the right decisions.

When the stakes are high, the rewards are great, so you have to be willing to take chances. Positive role models Jack Ryan is an academic achiever who knows his subject well and is able to put his knowledge into action to good effect. He's also clever and brave. Marko Ramius is willing to risk everything and ruthlessly goes after his goals. He's also very clever but fearless. The many supporting characters all try to fulfill their duties and make the right decisions. Violence A man smashes another's head into a table, breaking his neck and killing him. Two gunfights; blood from gunshot wounds two or three times. A death scene is quiet and not gory. A plane crashes into an aircraft carrier in a fiery explosion. Sex Not applicable Drinking, drugs, & smoking Many secondary and minor characters smoke frequently. Ryan accepts a cigarette as a goodwill gesture and, after a puff, looks ill and coughs. Adults are occasionally seen with drinks that aren't identified but look like alcohol. Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that The Hunt for Red October is a tense submarine drama based on a Tom Clancy novel.

There are a couple of gunfights; blood is seen two or three times, although it's not gory; and one character murders by breaking another's neck. Profanity is infrequent but varied, with "hell" half a dozen times and stronger words such as "s--t" and "ass" once each. It's a good starting point for talking about the Cold War since the story arises entirely from tense Soviet/American relations, with each regarding the other as the enemy. User reviews Review this title! What's the story? A previously unknown Russian nuclear sub called the Red October is detected on-course for the East Coast of the United States. While the U.S. submarine fleet tries to locate the sub, CIA analyst Jack Ryan ( Alec Baldwin ) is convinced that its commander, Marko Ramius ( Sean Connery ), is trying to defect to the West. But if Ryan is wrong and the U.S. fleet can't find and stop the sub, the Soviet Union would have first-strike capability just off America's shores. Ryan suddenly finds himself in the middle of a deadly game of chess between two superpowers on the brink of nuclear war. Is it any good?

QUALITY THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER keeps tension and suspense front and center. The plot builds nicely, keeping you guessing as it moves quickly along. The tight writing and strong acting make much of essentially watching a chess game in which players try to guess the others' next moves. Every ounce of Sean Connery's charisma is on display, and a young Alec Baldwin is fun to watch as a nerdy government analyst who's a bit out of his depth. Both are strongly supported by the likes of Sam Neill, Stellan Skarsgård, James Earl Jones, Tim Curry, and more. Although the content is fine for most tweens, it's more likely to be enjoyed by teens who can appreciate tension as a dramatic device. Navy and submarine buffs also will enjoy the depictions of strategizing, navigating, and sonar operations in the cramped confines of both Russian and American subs. It's fun to see what cutting-edge technology was like 30 years ago, and it's also a bit of a history lesson about the tensions of the Cold War, reminding us of how much U.S./Soviet tension was a huge backdrop to life then. Families can talk about... Families can talk about the Cold War.

What was it about? How did it begin and end? Have you seen any other movies, played any games, or read any books with Jack Ryan as a character? How does this one compare? Which is your favorite? Movies set in submarines usually have a lot of tension. Why is that? What do you think life on a submarine is really like? Movie details The Hunt For Red October - Book Review Complicit: TV Drama Review The Hunt For Red October – Book and Movie Review The Hunt For Red October was written by Tom Clancy and published in 1984. A huge commercial and critical success, it is often mentioned as one of the best spy novels of all time. It was the basis for a successful movie starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin. The Hunt For Red October: Logline When a revolutionary new soviet submarine tries to defect to the USA, the Russians chase it across the Atlantic with everything they have. A CIA analyst who suspects the submarine captain’s true motives has to try to come up with a plan to guide the rogue submarine to safety. The Hunt For Red October: Plot Summary Warning: My plot summaries contain spoilers The major spoilers are blacked out like this secret . To view them, just select/highlight them.

It’s 1984. After the death of his wife, Marko Ramius, one of the Soviet Navy’s best submarine captains, decides to defect to the United States in a revolutionary stealth submarine, Red October. The submarine’s officers are in on the plan but the crew are told they are carrying out a war-game where the Soviet Navy will attempt to locate them. When the Soviet Navy’s leaders receive a letter from Ramius telling them he’s defecting, they immediately send the entire Soviet Northern Fleet to sea with orders to sink the Red October at all costs. The US Navy is unnerved by the sudden sortie of the Northern Fleet and starts making preparations for war. Meanwhile, Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst, learns of Ramius’s letter and the sortie of the Northern Fleet. Ryan guesses Ramius is planning to defect and convinces the CIA that the revolutionary submarine is a prize worth risking a lot for. The CIA assign him to help Ramius escape. Ryan manages to get in contact with Ramius and they arrange a fake reactor meltdown in the Red October to force the enlisted crew to abandon ship. They will then be repatriated and report that the submarine sank.

When the crew evacuate the submarine, Ramius and the other officers stay behind, claiming they are going to scuttle the Red October so it doesn’t fall into American hands. Ryan arranges for an obsolete US submarine, to be blown up at the location to add to the deception. Ryan boards the Red October and meets Ramius. They realise that there is a KGB agent on the submarine. The KGB agent wounds Ramius and tries to sink Red October by igniting a missile inside her, but Ryan manages to kill him before he can complete his plan. A final Soviet attack submarine discovers the Red October, realises the deception and attacks. The Red October is damaged but finally manages to ram the attack submarine, sinking it. With the last Soviet submarine sunk, the Americans escort Ramius and the Red October to safely in the USA. The Hunt For Red October: Analysis Plot The Hunt For Red October has dual protagonists – Jack Ryan and Marko Ramius. This gives it a relatively unusual Hybrid plot (see spy novel plots ). Ramius is On The Run (in particular the sub-type of the On The Run plot called a Straight Run) – trying to defect with his submarine.

The ‘Straight Run’ Plot Is involved in an Inciting Incident with a group of Antagonists. Realises they are not safe from the Antagonists. Is also not safe from the authorities, as they are tricked or controlled by the Antagonists. Goes on the run, pursued by both the Antagonists and the authorities. Involves one or more Allies in their escape (Optionally, there is a romance sub-plot with one of the Allies). Narrowly avoids capture and death (or is captured and escapes) by both the Antagonists and the authorities. Persuades the authorities they should work together to stop the Antagonists. Confronts the Antagonists and stops (or fails to stop) them. Ryan has a Mission – to try and help Ramius defect. The ‘Mission’ Plot Is given a mission to carry out by their Mentor. Will be opposed by the Antagonist as they try to complete the mission. Makes a plan to complete the Mission. Trains and gathers resources for the Mission. Involves one or more Allies in their Mission (Optionally, there is a romance sub-plot with one of the Allies).

Attempts to carry out the Mission, dealing with further Allies and Enemies as they meet them. Is betrayed by an Ally or the Mentor (optionally). Narrowly avoids capture by the Antagonist (or is captured and escapes). Has a final confrontation with the Antagonist and completes (or fails to complete) the Mission. The two protagonists come together towards the end of the novel in a final confrontation with the antagonists (the Soviets). Characters Like Alistair Maclean, Tom Clancy is not an author for whom character study is important. With the focus on technology and the details of warfare, Clancy makes use of a large cast of largely faceless naval officers doing their jobs. All the American and British characters are pretty generic ‘good guys’ who work together without much conflict. In many ways this is realistic. Military operations do include a lot of people working together and relatively smoothly. Of the two main characters, Ramius is the one who is somewhat interesting. Ryan himself is an old-fashioned nice guy hero, with very little depth and no characterisation other than being quick-witted and straight-talking. Ramius though is motivated by the loss of his wife and growing hatred of the Soviet system.

He also murders the Red October’s political officer, who is just doing his job, which shows a ruthless streak. Technothriller The Hunt for Red October popularised the technothriller genre. Though books like Firefox had similar focus on sophisticated technology, Clancy presented facts in such minute detail in The Hunt for Red October that critics described it as “…containing as much technical information about submarines and undersea warfare as a Naval Academy textbook.” But even the author of a technothriller must use artistic licence, if only because many details are secret. Clancy’s technique in this case, which he called ‘joining the dots’, involved extrapolating from publicly available sources of information. This lead to his being contacted by the FBI who believed he must be in possession of classified information, causing Clancy some amusement. He stated, in a New York Times interview that: “I’ve made up stuff that’s turned out to be real, that’s the spooky part”. Reality: Soviet Naval Defections The Hunt For Red October is very loosely based on two incidents. The first was a Soviet submarine tender captain who sailed his barge to Sweden and succeeded in defecting, possibly with some help from the CIA.

The second was a 1975 mutiny aboard the Soviet frigate Storozhevoy , whose political officer seized control of the ship and tried to sail to Leningrad, and launch a new revolution. The Storozhevoy was hunted down and boarded by Soviet marines. The mutiny’s ring leader was shot and his second in command sent to prison for eight years. The Hunt For Red October: My Verdict The archetypal technothriller. A must read. The Hunt For Red October: The Movie The Hunt For Red October was filmed in 1990. The movie starred Sean Connery as Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Ryan. The movie, which follows the plot of the novel faithfully, with a few exceptions, is pretty good, but nowhere near as good as the novel. Sean Connery makes a good Ramius though and a couple of the scenes such as the Red October’s crew singing the Soviet national anthem are great. The Hunt For Red October: The Game Three video games based on The Hunt For Red October were released in the eighties and nineties, but they are obsolete now.

More interesting is the board game, which is really a naval wargame with the Soviet Navy fighting against the US Navy and its NATO allies. The board is a map of the North Atlantic and Arctic, and there are eight scenarios, the hunt for the Red October itself , and various WW3 scenarios, such as escorting a convoy from the USA to Europe. It’s a fun game with relatively simple rules, so if you like board wargames with lots of counters and dice rolling you’ll probably enjoy it. It’s easy enough to find on eBay if you do want to get hold of it. There’s also a companion game based on Clancy’s speculative war novel Red Storm Rising, and if you want to play the whole of an imaginary 1980s WW3, you can combine the two games. The ‘Ryanverse’: Sequels to The Hunt For Red October So far there have been over a dozen novels featuring Jack Ryan, mostly sequels, but also some prequels. Jack Ryan rises to Deputy Director of the CIA, joins the government as National Security Advisor, becomes Vice President and eventually becomes President of the USA.

As Ryan moves into politics, the novels become a vehicle for Clancy’s conservative political views, and the quality drops precipitously. I don’t feel I can recommend them. However, ‘Tom Clancy’ remains very popular. His name has become a brand used on many low quality technothriller novels, not actually written by Clancy. Clancy himself died in 2013, but novels with his name on continue to be published. Want to Read or Watch It? Here’s the trailer: The Hunt For Red October novel is available on Amazon US here and Amazon UK here The Hunt For Red October movie is available on Amazon US here and Amazon UK here . Agree? Disagree? If you’d like to discuss anything in my The Hunt For Red October review, please email me. Otherwise, please feel free to share it using the buttons below. Other Articles You Might Like

Question: In which movie did Connery play a character called Marko Ramius?
Answer: The Hunt for Red October