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The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming: Directed by Norman Jewison. With Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith. Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England.
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- Comedy, War
- Norman Jewison
- 1966-05-25
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- Musical Score and Soundtrack
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A Soviet Navy submarine called Спрут ("Octopus") draws too close to the New England coast one September morning when its captain (Theodore Bikel) wants to take a good look at America and runs aground on a sandbar near the fictional Gloucester Island, which, from other references in the movie, is located off the coast of Cape Ann or Cape Cod, Massac...
Although set on the fictional "Gloucester Island" off the coast of Massachusetts, the movie was filmed on the coast of Northern California, mainly in Mendocino. The harbor scenes were filmed in Noyo Harbor in Fort Bragg, California, about 7 miles north of Mendocino. Because of the filming location on the West Coast, the dawn scene at the beginning ...
The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Johnny Mandel and the soundtrack album was released on the United Artists label in 1966. Film Score Monthly reviewed Mandel's soundtrack in their liner notes for their reissue of the score, noting the presence of Russian folk songs, writing that "These pre-existing melodies mix with original Ma...
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a contemporary approval rating of 86% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. Robert Alden of The New York Times called it "a rousingly funny — and perceptive — motion picture about a desperately unfunny world situation." Arthur D. Murphy of Varietydeclared it "an outstandi...
Wins: 1. Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy 2. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Alan Arkin) 3. Writers Guild of America, East – Best Written American Comedy (William Rose) Nominations: 1. Academy Award for Best Picture 2. Academy Award for Best Actor (Alan Arkin) 3. Academy Award for ...
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming on IMDbThe Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming at Rotten TomatoesThe Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming at the TCM Movie DatabaseThe Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming at AllMovieThe Russians Are Coming! addresses serious themes in a farcical manner and gets a breakout performance from Alan Arkin in the process. Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 18, 2024 Full ...
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- Carl Reiner
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The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, American screwball comedy film, released in 1966, that parodies the fears of the Cold War. The film begins with a Soviet submarine accidentally running aground on a sandbank near a tiny New England town in the United States.
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Director. Nathaniel Benchley. Novel. William Rose. Screenplay. When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the ...
A Soviet naval submarine has accidentally grounded on a sandbar off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, a marine island with a permanent population of about two hundred. The Captain and his crew, having no ill intention, solely wanted to see the US as "tourist" looky-loos, the reason for getting so close to shore.
United Artists and director Norman Jewison had a major hit in 1966 with The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, a send-up of American-Soviet relations.A Russian sub commander, wishing to get a better glimpse of the U.S., runs his vessel aground near a sleepy New England vacation island.
