The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

– Without hostile intent, a Soviet sub runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 6 Minutes
Release Year:
1966
Original Name:
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) - Also known as The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

Without hostile intent, a Soviet sub runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 May 1966

Language:

English, Russian

MPAA Content-Rating:
Unrated

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writer:

Nathaniel Benchley (novel), William Rose (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith

Plot:

In the Cold War, when the captain of a Russian submarine comes too close to the Gloucester Island in Massachusetts to give a look at America, the submarine gets stranded. A nine-man team commanded by Lieutenant Rozanov goes onshore to search a motor boat to release the submarine and arrives at the summer house of the New Yorker writer Walt Whittaker that is spending the weekend with his family in Gloucester. When he realizes that they are Russians, he believes that it is an invasion. Soon the information leaks, leading hysteria and paranoia along the inhabitants of the small village.

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations.

Production:

MGM

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%