Based on the best-selling novel by Tom Clancy with screenplay by Paul Attanasia and Daniel Pyne, this political thriller revives the tensions and paranoia of the Cold War era between the Americans and the Russians when the CIA suspect that Russia is once again involved in the development of nuclear weapons. Suspense and intrigue follow as a terrorist plot brings the two super-powers to the brink of nuclear war. Starring Ben Affleck as the rather young CIA agent Jack Ryan and Morgan Freeman as CIA Director William Cabot with James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Bates.
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318854
Languages
Croatian
English
English
English
Greek
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Hungarian
Hungarian
Portuguese
Serbian
Slovenian
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Action & Adventure → Action films
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Cold War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Fear
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Suspense
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Fear
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politics in motion pictures
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Feature films → Feature films - Germany
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fear
History → United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
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Sound
Colour
Colour
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DVD; Access Print (Section 1)