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Crimson Tide (1995)
Starring: Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington Director: Tony Scott

Tagline:
On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain 
from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so

Editorial Reviews

You can almost hear the studio pitch meeting echoing throughout Crimson Tide like the sonar on the soundtrack: "It's The Cain Mutiny on a nuclear submarine!" When radio communications problems aboard the USS Alabama prevent the sub from receiving its orders clearly during a tense confrontation with Russian warships, Navy officer Denzel Washington faces a huge ethical dilemma: countermand the orders of legendary Captain Ramsey (Gene Hackman) to fire nuclear missiles, or follow his command and risk launching an unprovoked nuclear war. It's really an actors' picture, and the fun is in the fireworks between Washington and Hackman, each of whose characters articulates solid reasoning behind his decision. There are no easy villains, and there's no easy way to tell right from wrong--that's what makes the nuclear stakes so terrifying. Director Tony Scott (who directed Quentin Tarantino's True Romance script) called in Tarantino to punch up the dialogue, which is why, for example, the sailors talk about Silver Surfer comic books. The digital video disc is in anamorphic widescreen; the sonorous underwater rumblings on the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack will provide you with a good opportunity to show off your system's bass response. 

Product Description
Dynamic Denzel Washington (TRAINING DAY) joins Hollywood favorite Gene Hackman (ENEMY OF THE STATE) along with Viggo Mortensen (THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) and James Gandolfini (TV's THE SOPRANOS) in this intense action thriller that's a smash hit with audiences and critics alike! In the midst of a global crisis, the USS Alabama receives an unconfirmed order to launch its nuclear missiles -- signaling the start of Word War III! The tension quickly rises as the sub's respected commander (Hackman) and his brilliant executive officer (Washington) clash over the validity of their orders ... battling each other for control of the sub! As this epic struggle rages under the sea, CRIMSON TIDE brings motion picture excitement to a new level -- and you to the edge of your seat! 
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Product Details
Actors: Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Matt Craven, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen 
Directors: Tony Scott 
Writers: Michael Schiffer, Richard P. Henrick 
Producers: Bill Unger, Don Simpson, James W. Skotchdopole, Jerry Bruckheimer, Lucas Foster

Post info:
Runtime:  110 min 
Productionland:  USA 
Year:  1995 
Regie:  Tony Scott  
Subtitle: Danish, Finnisch, Norwegian, Swedisch
               English 
Other subs: on the net   
Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Video:  Widescreen 2.35:1  (anamorfic)  
Extra material:  
+ 7 deleted scenes
+ The making of Crimson Tide
+ Trailer
+ Featurette

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