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63% Critic Match
Ice Station Zebra
“An American nuclear sub... A sky full of Russian paratroopers... A race for the secret of Ice Station Zebra!”
6.3 / 10• 1968• 2h 29m•G• English
ActionAdventureThriller
Storyline
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 (Rock Hudson), is dispatched to save them.
Cast & Crew
Rock Hudson
Cdr. James Ferraday
Lead
Ernest Borgnine
Boris Vaslov
Patrick McGoohan
David Jones
Jim Brown
Capt. Leslie Anders
Tony Bill
Lt. Russell Walker
Alf Kjellin
Col. Ostrovsky
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Lt. Cdr. Bob Raeburn
Ted Hartley
Lt. Jonathan Hansen
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Sturges's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ice Station Zebra is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
