CLASSIC CINEMA
HUNTING WITH RESPECT: SEAN CONNERY’S OTHER KILLER CHARACTER
by Symeon J. Thompson
The Hunt for Red October is a classic Cold War story and regarded as one of the best under sea movies ever made.
Combining geopolitical manoeuvring with personal and interpersonal drama, The Hunt for Red October manages to humanise the Other Side in the Cold War, without proposing a moral equivalence. It is nuanced without being cynical and respectful …