The Hunt for Red October

Cinema Review: The Hunt for Red October*

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 …

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