Ice Station Zebra (1968)
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An American nuclear sub... A sky full of Russian paratroopers... A race for the secret of Ice Station Zebra!
A top-secret Soviet spy satellite -- using stolen Western technology -- malfunctions and then goes into a descent that lands it near an isolated Arctic research encampment called Ice Station Zebra, belonging to the British, which starts sending out distress signals before falling silent. The atomic submarine Tigerfish, commanded by Cmdr. James Ferraday, is dispatched to save them.
- Released: 1968-04-04
- Genres: Thriller, Adventure
- Runtime: 2h 29m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 203 votes
Directed by John Sturges.
Top cast
- Rock Hudson as Cdr. James Ferraday
- Ernest Borgnine as Boris Vaslov
- Patrick McGoohan as David Jones
- Jim Brown as Capt. Leslie Anders
- Tony Bill as Lt. Russell Walker
- Alf Kjellin as Col. Ostrovsky
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn
- Ted Hartley as Lt. Jonathan Hansen
- Murray Rose as Lt. George Mills
- Michael T. Mikler as Lt. Courtney Cartwright
Where to watch Ice Station Zebra
- United States: watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on BBC iPlayer; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
- Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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