Ice Station Zebra

Marcantilan · 07-25-06, 02:36 PM

Went last friday to the DVD store to buy "Battle of Britain". They didn´t have that glorious film, and short story, I left the building with a copy of the 1968 classic "Ice Station Zebra".

What a wonderful movie! Specially enjoyed the first half, set in the interior of "SSN Tigerfish" (really, a mocked up Guppy).

The movie have everything, from subs, to paratroopers, to James Bond style spies, even MiGs.

Recommended to everyone interested in sub movies (it´s a pretty realistic movie, reminds me "Hunt for Red October" in many parts), specially from the cold war era.

Torplexed · 07-25-06, 10:23 PM

Apparently there is a remake in the works with Colin Farrell in the Rock Hudson role. This version supposedly will more closely follow the plot line of the original Allistar McLean novel.

STEED · 07-26-06, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcantilan

Went last friday to the DVD store to buy "Battle of Britain". They didn´t have that glorious film, and short story, I left the building with a copy of the 1968 classic "Ice Station Zebra".

What a wonderful movie! Specially enjoyed the first half, set in the interior of "SSN Tigerfish" (really, a mocked up Guppy).

The movie have everything, from subs, to paratroopers, to James Bond style spies, even MiGs.

Recommended to everyone interested in sub movies (it´s a pretty realistic movie, reminds me "Hunt for Red October" in many parts), specially from the cold war era.

A great film for it's time.

STEED · 07-26-06, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Apparently there is a remake in the works with Colin Farrell in the Rock Hudson role. This version supposedly will more closely follow the plot line of the original Allistar McLean novel.

Sounds interesting any update information.

Torplexed · 07-26-06, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Apparently there is a remake in the works with Colin Farrell in the Rock Hudson role. This version supposedly will more closely follow the plot line of the original Allistar McLean novel.

Sounds interesting any update information.

Here's a link....http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050515m.php

bradclark1 · 07-26-06, 08:31 PM

I loved that movie. Funny enough I was thinking about it just last week. I'll have to try and find it on dvd.

Captain Nemo · 07-27-06, 04:40 AM

Great movie, I also have it on DVD.

The submarine used in Ice Station Zebra was the USS Ronquil (SS-396). Her hull number was repainted to 509.

Also, the aircraft models used in the specials effects are MIG's but the real planes that fly over the sub are F-4's.

Nemo

Marcantilan · 07-27-06, 11:48 AM

Yep, the enemy planes are scale models of Mig - 21´s.

I think was hard, for a western film crew, to obtain a "real" Mig 21 back in 1968!!!! :hmm:

fredbass · 07-27-06, 12:22 PM

A little trivia for you:

Howard Hughes, who was of course one of the richest and most eccentric persons ever, being a movie director as well as an Aviator and having other financial interests, was obsessed with "Ice Station Zebra". He would stay at home and watch it over and over and over, like a hundred times.

Very weird in deed.

STEED · 07-27-06, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Apparently there is a remake in the works with Colin Farrell in the Rock Hudson role. This version supposedly will more closely follow the plot line of the original Allistar McLean novel.

Sounds interesting any update information.

Here's a link....http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050515m.php

Cheers Torplexed

Arno · 08-01-06, 12:44 PM

sounds great... I've never seen the movie... didnt know it was good...

But I've always been a big fan of the book, though, just the right book for the cold days around christmas

cheers,
Arno

Driftwood · 08-01-06, 05:46 PM

A classic sub movie and a "must have" for any collector of sub movies.

And if my aging memory serves me correctly it also won an Oscar for special effects.

FAdmiral · 08-01-06, 07:04 PM

Only one thing in that movie that really irked me:
A marine captain (Capt. Lislie Anders played by Jim Brown) would have NEVER
given in to the spy (Boris Vaslov played by Ernest Borgnine) by giving up his
only weapon. He should have died (or maybe not) trying to use it because the
only outcome had him dying anyway...

JIM

08-01-06, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Apparently there is a remake in the works with Colin Farrell in the Rock Hudson role. This version supposedly will more closely follow the plot line of the original Allistar McLean novel.

I'm sorry to hear that. Like Breakheart Pass, I thought the movie was an improvement.

Torplexed · 08-01-06, 09:11 PM

Yeah...Too bad they can't resurrect Charles Bronson for this one.

07-25-06, 02:36 PM	#1
Marcantilan Weps Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 374 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Ice Station Zebra Went last friday to the DVD store to buy "Battle of Britain". They didn´t have that glorious film, and short story, I left the building with a copy of the 1968 classic "Ice Station Zebra". What a wonderful movie! Specially enjoyed the first half, set in the interior of "SSN Tigerfish" (really, a mocked up Guppy). The movie have everything, from subs, to paratroopers, to James Bond style spies, even MiGs. Recommended to everyone interested in sub movies (it´s a pretty realistic movie, reminds me "Hunt for Red October" in many parts), specially from the cold war era. __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis

07-25-06, 10:23 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Apparently there is a remake in the works with Colin Farrell in the Rock Hudson role. This version supposedly will more closely follow the plot line of the original Allistar McLean novel. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

07-27-06, 11:48 AM	#8
Marcantilan Weps Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 374 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Yep, the enemy planes are scale models of Mig - 21´s. I think was hard, for a western film crew, to obtain a "real" Mig 21 back in 1968!!!! :hmm: __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis

07-27-06, 12:22 PM	#9
fredbass Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Port Richey, Fl, USA Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A little trivia for you: Howard Hughes, who was of course one of the richest and most eccentric persons ever, being a movie director as well as an Aviator and having other financial interests, was obsessed with "Ice Station Zebra". He would stay at home and watch it over and over and over, like a hundred times. Very weird in deed. Last edited by fredbass; 07-27-06 at 12:27 PM.

08-01-06, 05:46 PM	#12
Driftwood Chief Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Western NC Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A classic sub movie and a "must have" for any collector of sub movies. And if my aging memory serves me correctly it also won an Oscar for special effects. __________________ Retired US Army Paratrooper Virtual Sub Skipper

07-26-06, 08:31 PM	#6
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I loved that movie. Funny enough I was thinking about it just last week. I'll have to try and find it on dvd.

07-27-06, 04:40 AM	#7
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Great movie, I also have it on DVD. The submarine used in Ice Station Zebra was the USS Ronquil (SS-396). Her hull number was repainted to 509. Also, the aircraft models used in the specials effects are MIG's but the real planes that fly over the sub are F-4's. Nemo

08-01-06, 12:44 PM	#11
Arno Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	sounds great... I've never seen the movie... didnt know it was good... But I've always been a big fan of the book, though, just the right book for the cold days around christmas cheers, Arno

08-01-06, 07:04 PM	#13
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Only one thing in that movie that really irked me: A marine captain (Capt. Lislie Anders played by Jim Brown) would have NEVER given in to the spy (Boris Vaslov played by Ernest Borgnine) by giving up his only weapon. He should have died (or maybe not) trying to use it because the only outcome had him dying anyway... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

08-01-06, 09:11 PM	#15
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Yeah...Too bad they can't resurrect Charles Bronson for this one. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--