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Titolo originale: Crimson Tide
Regia: Tony Scott |
Anno: 1995
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Thriller Azione Dramma Guerra
Tag: mutiny | submarine | missile | embassy | nuclear missile | battle for power | u.s. navy | terrorism | military | moral dilemma | post cold war | aircraft carrier | chain of command | launch code | sonar | nuclear submarine | direct | commanding |
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 |

Nell'ex Unione Sovietica il dissidente Radcenko occupa una base atomica, minacciando di lanciare missili contro gli Stati Uniti e il Giappone se l'Occidente dovesse intervenire in aiuto del governo. Il sommergibile americano USS Alabama, capitanato da Frank Ramsey, si reca quindi presso la base atomica russa...

Approfondimenti

After the success of Top Gun (1986), filmed with the full cooperation of the USN, Tony Scott dismiss [...] D
The Alabama's bridge set was built on a huge hydraulic gimbal. The gimbal tilted the set to simulate [...] D
The cast includes three Oscar winners: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Jason Robards, and one nomin [...] D
Trailer narrated by Hal Douglas. D
Andy Garcia was one of the early choices for the role of Lieutenant Commander Hunter. D
The origin of Lippizaner horses resides in 9 stallions and 24 mares of Spanish horses imported by th [...] D
Jason Robards: The Admiral during the inquiry scene. D
Tommy Lee Jones passed on the part of Captain Ramsey. D
When Hunter is confronting Rivetti about the fight in the mess hall, he reminds Rivetti that he can [...] D
All American ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) actually have two crews termed Blue and Gold crews, [...] D
When making general announcements from the bridge, the Captain issues the command "1MC" to a crewman [...] D
Both characters of Cob and Weps were named by their positions/roles in naval jargon (Chief of Boat a [...] D
The Alabama's torpedo tubes are located on either side of its hull instead of the traditional bow an [...] D
The cigars that Captain Ramsey and Lieutenant Commander Hunter smoke at the beginning of their missi [...] D
Hollywood Pictures movie executives, including studio president Ricardo Mestres, producers Don Simps [...] D
The time that elapses between when Ramsey says to Hunter "You have 3 minutes" and the successful rec [...] D
According to a 1995 "Premiere" magazine article, when Quentin Tarantino visited the set, Denzel Wash [...] D
The set used for the bridge of the U.S.S. Alabama was also used as the U.S.S. Georgia's bridge in In [...] D
Some scenes were added by Robert Towne in an uncredited script rewrite. D
USS Alabama crew members who sided with LCDR Hunter during the mutiny: TSO Billy Linkletter, Chief o [...] D
At the beginning on the bus Weps (Viggo Mortensen) and Lt Dougherty (James Gandolfini) are discussin [...] D
When Lieutenant Commander Hunter is relieved of duty, Captain Ramsey says "Get Lieutenant Zimmer in [...] D
Denzel Washington took this role so he would have an opportunity to "be in there jousting with a mas [...] D
The cigars Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington were smoking on film, Montecristo #2, are the same kin [...] D
Tony Scott obtained footage of the real USS Alabama departing Pearl Harbor through possibly illegal [...] D
The refusal of an executive officer to agree in launching nuclear weapons due to a fragment order is [...] D
The sub used in the background during Ramsey's motivational speech in the rain is the former USS Bar [...] D
Since the U.S. Navy would not cooperate with the filming, for several scenes the French Navy allowed [...] D
As Ramsey reviews Hunter's service record, November 11, 1959 appears as the character's date of birt [...] D
Robert Towne and Steven Zaillian also contributed key scenes. Towne wrote the "Von Clausewitz" scene [...] D
Skip Beard, listed as a technical advisor, served as the commanding officer of the real U.S.S. Alaba [...] D
The submarine set was also used for scenes in Independence Day (1996), as well as JAG - Avvocati in [...] D
Gene Hackman's character wears a pink cap, similar to Tony Scott's trademark headgear.That color isn [...] D
LCMR Hunter is using 'Star Trek' analogy to Vossler to convince him of the need to fix the radio ASA [...] D
Notable Quentin Tarantino script contributions included Hunter calling himself Captain Kirk, dialogu [...] D
According to a Don Simpson interview, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise were also considered for the role of [...] D
Jason Robards, who plays the Admiral in the inquiry scene, served in the U.S. Navy during World War [...] D
Hunter refers to himself as "Captain Kirk" to extol a crew member to fix the radio. In 2010 Denzel W [...] D
The name of the submarine is the U.S.S. Alabama. The University of Alabama's football team is called [...] D
The only previous film that has been about an American Naval officer being relieved of command by hi [...] D
Al Pacino was originally offered the role of Captain Ramsey. Warren Beatty was also interested in th [...] D
In the prelude, the CNN reporter (played by former NBC correspondent Richard Valeriani) establishes [...] D
While researching the film in 1993, Tony Scott gained permission from the Navy for himself and sever [...] D
The movie opens with the statement about the three most powerful men in the world. They are: 1. The [...] D
Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer originally offered Val Kilmer one of the headlining roles, but he [...] D
At one point in the film, a sonar operator mentions a Soviet "Akula" class submarine. There are two [...] D
The last 60 minutes of the movie is almost in real time. 60 minutes to launch, 60 minutes to the end [...] D
The U.S. Navy found the subject of the film objectionable and inaccurate. It refused to provide any [...] D
Robert Towne received an urgent call from Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer one night, regarding a k [...] D
"Eternal Father, Strong To Save" which is playing when the submarine dives for the first time is com [...] D
Denzel Washington had been doing a lot of boxing before the movie. It was his idea to add the boxing [...] D
Quentin Tarantino was reluctant to doctor the script because it was not his own project or idea, but [...] D
The disagreement between Captain Ramsey and Lieutenant Commander Hunter over the origin of the Lipiz [...] D
Quentin Tarantino was brought in to do uncredited "punch-ups" of the dialogue. His major contributio [...] D
Toward the end of the film, the VLF antenna is raised. VLF is the acronym for the Very Low Frequency [...] D
Reportedly, Tony Scott used four cameras simultaneously, for at least a few scenes. D
There is another U.S.S. Alabama, a World War II battleship, permanently docked at Mobile Bay, Alabam [...] D
Some of the submarine footage was later reused in Agent Red (2000). D
Michael Schiffer wrote the part of Captain Ramsey specifically with Gene Hackman in mind. D
The dockside scene, where Captain Ramsey addresses the crew, shows the U.S.S. Alabama in the backgro [...] D
The "Sonar" panels constantly depicted in the film are completely false. The movie version depicts a [...] D
Before the crew loads the submarine, they do the "Roll Tide Roll", which is done before, and during, [...] D
The film is inspired by the events of the Soviet submarine B-59 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Fir [...] D
The USS Alabama is a real Ohio Class nuclear sub commissioned in 1985 and is still in service as of [...] D
Brad Pitt expressed sincere interest in playing LCDR Hunter during the period when Al Pacino was off [...] D
The scene in which the U.S.S. Alabama is diving for the first time is footage of the real submarine [...] D