Crimson Tide

Name: Crimson Tide
Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama, War
Released: 1995-05-12
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.2

★ 7,2 /10 (2,029 Votes)

1995 EN 116 min

Overview

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.

Stream

Rent

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Release date

12/05/1995

Votes

2,029

Popularity

9.8

Danger runs deep.

Genres

Thriller Action Drama War

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

116 min

Budget

$53,000,000

Revenue

$157,387,195

Denzel Washington

Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter

Gene Hackman

Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey

Matt Craven

Lt. Roy Zimmer

George Dzundza

Chief of the Boat Cob

Viggo Mortensen

Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince

James Gandolfini

Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty

Rocky Carroll

Lt. Darik Westergard

Jaime Gomez

Officer of the Deck Mahoney

Michael Milhoan

Chief of the Watch Hunsicker

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Scott Burkholder

Tactical Supervising Officer Billy Linkletter

Danny Nucci

Petty Officer Danny Rivetti

Lillo Brancato

Petty Officer Third Class Russell Vossler

Eric Bruskotter

Bennefield

Rick Schroder

Lt. Paul Hellerman

Steve Zahn

Seaman William Barnes

Marcello Thedford

Lawson

R.J. Knoll

Marty Sotille

Billy Devlin

Navigator

Matthew Barry

Planesman

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Christopher Birt

Helmsman

Jim Boyce

Diving Officer

Jacob Vargas

Sonarman #2

Kai Lennox

Sonarman #3

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Michael D. Weatherred

Radioman #1

Tommy Bush

Admiral Williams

Earl Billings

Rick Marichek

Mark Christopher Lawrence

Head Cook Rono

Michael Chieffo

Chief Kline

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Ashley Smock

Guard #1

James Lesure

Guard #2

Trevor St. John

Launcher

Dennis Garber

Fire Control Technician

Vanessa Bell Calloway

Julia Hunter

Brenden Jefferson

Luke

Ashley Calloway

Robin

Daniel von Bargen

Vladimir Radchenko

Richard Valeriani

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Warren Olney

Anchorman

Rad Daly

Lt. Comdr. Nelson

Sean O'Bryan

Phone Talker

Victor Togunde

Sailor with Oba

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Troy A. Cephers

Sailor #1

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Armand Watson

Seaman Davis

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Brent Goldberg

Phone Talker #2

Scott Grimes

Petty Officer Hilaire

Ryan Phillippe

Seaman Grattam

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Dale Andre Lee Everett

Firing Key Runner

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Angela C. Tortu

Ramsey Aide

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Ronald Ramessar

Mr. Westergard

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Robin Faraday

Mrs. Westergard

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Bob Stone

Bob the Magician

Henry Mortensen

Henry Ince

Chris Ellis

Additional Magician

Mo Gallini

Seaman Kuhne (uncredited)

Jason Robards

Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited)

Marianne Hettinger

Board of Inquiry Member (uncredited)

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Skip Beard

Board of Inquiry Member (uncredited)

Lennox Brown

Smiling Sailor (uncredited)

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John Daniels

Sailor (uncredited)

Steve Gonzales

Soldier (uncredited)

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Annette Goodman

Naval Officer (uncredited)

Rayder Woods

Ensign (uncredited)

Gerald Emerick

(uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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A mutiny thriller that delivers the goods wholesale. Russian rebels have seized one of their government's nuclear missile bases and are threatening to attack the U.S.A. A patrolling US nuclear submarine is ordered to fire, but almost straight afterwards an incomplete counter order brings uncertainty. The submarine Captain and the Executive Officer come into conflict as to which order to follow, and thus the subs crew are torn as to which officer is right or wrong. Directed by Tony Scott, one could be forgiven for thinking that Crimson Tide would be an outlandish ball of explosions and sl…

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Probably my favourite Tony Scott film, amidst stiff competition. The acting of both Hackman and Washington, plus the fine supporting cast, is top-drawer, and Scott keeps the suspense up, the film's as tight as a drum. It's rumoured that there were plenty of script doctors, including Quentin Tarantino, but that's no crime--especially when it works. One of my favourite submarine films--it's up there in my books with 'Destination Tokyo' (I haven't seen my DVD of 'Das Boot' yet). It's a great shame that Scott decided to take his life a few years back. He was a much better director than I used to g…

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I'm a big fan of submarine thrillers, and on the face of it - this should have been good. Gene Hackman is the experienced Captain of the USS "Alabama", sent to sea with a new Executive Officer (Denzel Washington) amidst a crisis in Russia that could result in nuclear warfare. Once on their mission, the two men dance around each other, probing and testing until they get a message to launch their missiles. This is where it ought to have become more interesting. The captain determined to obey orders, the XO keen to verify. Tempers flare and when a rogue Russian sub opens fire on them, things pass…

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