Film1968148 min

Ice Station Zebra

Name: Ice Station Zebra
Genre: Adventure, Thriller
Released: 1968
Duration: 148 min
Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown, Tony Bill

Taste attributes: adventurethrillerespionagevehicleshistoricalfasttried & testedunsavouryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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

Boxlist takeA sweeping, intricate thriller, otherwise balanced. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 112 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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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.

Synopsis: TMDB