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Crimson Tide (1995)
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Crimson Tide (1995)

Thriller, Action, Drama, War • 1h 56m

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.

Director: Tony Scott

Cast: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Matt Craven, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini, Rocky Carroll, Jaime Gomez, Michael Milhoan, Scott Burkholder, Danny Nucci, Lillo Brancato, Eric Bruskotter, Rick Schroder, Steve Zahn, Marcello Thedford, R.J. Knoll, Billy Devlin, Matthew Barry, Christopher Birt, Jim Boyce, Jacob Vargas, Kai Lennox, Michael D. Weatherred, Tommy Bush, Earl Billings, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Michael Chieffo, Ashley Smock, James Lesure, Trevor St. John, Dennis Garber, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Brenden Jefferson, Ashley Calloway, Daniel von Bargen, Richard Valeriani, Warren Olney, Rad Daly, Sean O'Bryan, Victor Togunde, Troy A. Cephers, Armand Watson, Brent Goldberg, Scott Grimes, Ryan Phillippe, Dale Andre Lee Everett, Angela C. Tortu, Ronald Ramessar, Robin Faraday, Bob Stone, Henry Mortensen, Chris Ellis, Mo Gallini, Jason Robards, Marianne Hettinger, Skip Beard, Lennox Brown, John Daniels, Steve Gonzales, Annette Goodman, Rayder Woods, Gerald Emerick

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Format

1080p Blu-ray

Length

116 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

7 months ago

Contributors

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Format
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Length
116 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
7 months ago
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