Action ·Adventure ·Thriller · United States of America · 1968 · 2h 29m

Ice Station Zebra

Ice Station Zebra poster
Director
John Sturges
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
Crew
Daniel L. Fapp — Director of Photography Ferris Webster — Editor Michel Legrand — Original Music Composer Douglas Heyes — Screenplay W.R. Burnett — Screenplay Alistair MacLean — Novel
Tagline

An American nuclear sub... A sky full of Russian paratroopers... A race for the secret of Ice Station Zebra!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Ice Station Zebra — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or booksubmarineespionagecold warsatellitearctic polar circle regioncommandingmetrocolor
Key Collaborators
John Sturges Director Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography Ferris Webster Editor Michel Legrand Original Music Composer Douglas Heyes Screenplay W.R. Burnett Screenplay Alistair MacLean Novel Martin Ransohoff Producer John Calley Producer
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