Comedy ·War · United States of America · 1966 · 2h 6m

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

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Director
Norman Jewison
Cast
Carl Reiner as Walt Whittaker Eva Marie Saint as Elspeth Whittaker Alan Arkin as Lt. Rozanov Brian Keith as Police Chief Link Mattocks Paul Ford as Fendall Hawkins Theodore Bikel as The Russian captain
Crew
Joseph F. Biroc — Director of Photography Hal Ashby — Editor J. Terry Williams — Editor Johnny Mandel — Original Music Composer William Rose — Screenplay Nathaniel Benchley — Novel
Tagline

IT'S A PLOT! ...to make the world die laughing!!

Synopsis

When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.

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Mood & Themes
islandbased on novel or booksubmarinecold warnew englandsoviet/russian navy
Key Collaborators
Norman Jewison Director Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography Hal Ashby Editor J. Terry Williams Editor Johnny Mandel Original Music Composer William Rose Screenplay Nathaniel Benchley Novel Norman Jewison Producer
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