The atomic submarine Tigerfish, commanded by Cmdr. View the TCMDb entry for Ice Station Zebra (1968) Ferraday has Vaslov use the tracker to locate the capsule, which is discovered buried in half a foot of ice. Ferraday suspects Vaslov, while Jones fingers Anders. New Paperback edition, 392 pages, no photos, maps or index. [22], Ice Station Zebra was not popular with audiences, losing substantial money. Based on an Alistair MacLean novel, the film is half submarine picture and half spy puzzler, short on action but long on military chatter and espionage gamesmanship. [21] As he was making his television series The Prisoner during principal photography in Ice Station Zebra, McGoohan had the episode "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" re-written to have the mind of his character transferred into the body of another character. However, the satellite also recorded all the Soviet missile sites as well. Directed by John Sturges ( The Great Escape ), the film focuses on the crew of the USS Tigerfish, an American … Used the Ronquil for the shots on deck doing the Jim Brown arrival by helicopter. Also, submarine suspense is the most inherently suspenseful of all the suspenses. As with many MacLean novels, neither the leading characters nor the mission are quite what they appear to be. Both have parallels to real-life events that took place in 1959. This article is about the film. Great book…and a great film too…I’ve actually got the theme music in my head right now! He is a most accomplished actor with a three-dimensional presence all his own. A classic thriller from the bestselling master of action and suspense. What sub used for filming "Ice Station Zebra"? Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 Cold War thriller based on the novel of the same name written by Alistair MacLean (the spy author whose works have been adapted into films including Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone and Force 10 from Navarone ). Ice Station Zebra received mixed reviews from critics. [20], During filming, Patrick McGoohan had to be rescued from a flooded chamber by a diver who freed his trapped foot, saving his life. Theatrical Poster for Ice Station Zebra (1968). For submerging and surfacing scenes, the diesel-electric Guppy IA USS Blackfin (SS-322) was used, near Pearl Harbor. The submarine thriller is the better part of the book. The plot has parallels to events from April 1959 concerning Discoverer 2, a missing experimental U.S. Corona satellite capsule that inadvertently landed near Spitsbergen, Norway, in the Arctic Ocean on April 13. "[33], As of August 2020, Ice Station Zebra holds a 47% "Rotten" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[34]. It was shot by an advanced experimental camera designed by the British, which uses special film developed by the Americans, both of which technologies were stolen by the Soviets and sent it into orbit to photograph locations of American missile silos. Ferraday enters the hut and is alarmed at discovering Jones bloodied and unconscious, Anders riddled with half a dozen gunshots, and Vaslov unharmed, but appears to accept the Russian's story that Anders had attacked Jones, who in turn shot him. A mysterious but highly recommended British 'expert' Dr Carpenter joins the nuclear sub at the last minute. Jones and Vaslov begin questioning the survivors. A new script was commissioned. [13] By the time it was finished the cost had risen to $10 million. James Ferraday (Rock Hudson), is dispatched to save them. [28] (MGM pulled the hugely successful 2001: A Space Odyssey from Cinerama venues in order to make way for Ice Station Zebra. Ferraday, Vaslov, Jones, and the Marine platoon set out for the weather station in zero visibility. But the orders do not say what the Dolphin will find if she succeeds––that the fire at Ice Station Zebra was sabotage, and that one of the survivors is a killer! [23] It premiered at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles on October 23, 1968 and opened to the public the following day. A person approaches, guided by a homing beacon, while a second person secretly watches from nearby. [29]), Writing for TCM, Lang Thompson calls the film "a nifty thriller of spies, submarines and saboteurs that captivated no less a personage than Howard Hughes, who reportedly watched it hundreds of times. "[30] Thompson is referring to the fact that "In the era before VCRs, Howard Hughes would call the Las Vegas TV station he owned and order them to run a particular movie. “Ice Station Zebra” traces the Dolphin’s exciting run under the polar ice pack to reach the last know location of Ice Station Zebra. [15] In July, Ernest Borgnine replaced Harvey. [17], There were no women in the cast. The film was photographed in Super Panavision 70 by Daniel L. Fapp and presented in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. Ice Station Zebra: My Verdict. This impressive submarine novel was made into a motion picture staring Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine and Jim Brown. The model Russian Mig aircraft shots towards the end of the movie are … Immediately afterwards distress calls begin to be broadcast from Ice Station Zebra. I still return to it occasionally and never find it boring. I was aboard and helped run cables through the pressure hull to operate the cameras when we dove. It comes apart a bit only when the mystery starts to unravel; but that is the nature of mysteries..." Kotlowitz's review suggests that seeing the film in theaters equipped for Super Panavision 70 played a significant role in a viewer's experience: What really got me was the kind of details that the immense, curving Cinerama screen was able to offer... Every single glistening drop of bow spray can be seen as it comes pouring over the submarine's surface, caught by a camera strapped to the conning tower. The nuclear submarine miniature is modeled on a "Skate" class submarine, whereas surface shots used a Guppy 1A and IIA diesel electric submarines. [18], Filming began in June 1967. The nuclear-powered Tigerfish (SSN-509) was portrayed in the movie by the diesel-electric Guppy IIA submarine USS Ronquil (SS-396) when seen on the surface. Due to a malfunction it ejected its film delivery capsule near Ice Station Zebra in the Arctic. After Ferraday hands over an empty container, the deception is discovered and a brief firefight occurs. Ferraday, Vaslov, Jones, and the marine platoon set out for the weather station in a blizzard. “Anyone with a taste for naval warfare, mysteries and the Arctic in general will find this a fascinating read. Also did some underway and diving shots. In 2006, the United States National Reconnaissance Office declassified information stating that "an individual formerly possessing Corona access was the technical adviser to the movie" and admitted "the resemblance of the loss of the Discoverer II capsule, and its probable recovery by the Soviets" on Spitsbergen Island. U. S. Navy Commander James Ferraday, stationed in Scotland, receives orders from Admiral Garvey to take his nuclear submarine to a British North Pole weather station called Ice Station Zebra. [3], Second unit cameraman John M. Stephens developed an innovative underwater camera system that successfully filmed the first continuous dive of a submarine, which became the subject of a documentary featurette, The Man Who Makes a Difference. Ice Station Zebra: The Movie. In some ways it strikes me as a model for the successful thriller in its purest form, with everything potentially inessential stripped away, and I re-read it every year or two just for the sheer fun of it.” – R. Kunath, “What a classic! The rescue is really a cover-up for one of the most desperate espionage missions of the Cold War. The Dolphin has impossible orders: to sail beneath the … Ferraday's mission, which he does not yet know, is to recover a capsule from a grounded Russian space satellite containing reconnaissance photographs of all U. S. and Russian missile sites. This novel is highly recommended to fans of the Cold War spy story and to fans of Alistair MacLean, master storyteller.” – D.S. [6], "Our aim is to produce films that are both interesting and commercial," said Ransohoff. Jones concludes the Soviet agent slew the British, with some scientists dying by gunfire before the fire was set to cover the agent's tracks. Directed by John Sturges. George Davis, head of the art department at MGM, spent two years researching interior designs for the submarine. You certainly won't regret watching it once. Ferraday orders him to give the film to the Soviets. Submarine - A Mighty Drama of … Carpenter quickly discovers that the fire at Ice Station Zebra was no accident; among the surviving members of the Ice Station is a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing, including holding at risk the Dolphin, to achieve his mysterious purpose. They were picked up three days later by the B-17 using the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system. The film rights to the 1963 Alistair McLean novel were acquired the following year by producer Martin Ransohoff, who hoped to capitalize on the success of 1961's blockbuster adaptation a 1957 McLean novel into The Guns of Navarone,[5] Hollywood's #2 grossing picture that year. “The arctic environment is very unique and presents … Suffice to say, MacLean’s novel is much better in terms of plot, suspense and coherence. John Sturges was borrowed from The Mirisch Company to direct.[9]. If this had been a routine Saturday-afternoon thriller, it might have been fun. Carpenter himself proves to have a very personal stake in the outcome of the struggle with the killer. To add a bit to the interesting quote from Paul J.Adam, there is a novel out by IIRC Thomas Fullerton, based on this. Anders confronts Vaslov and the two men fight before the dazed Jones shoots and kills the American Captain. Navarone stars Gregory Peck and David Niven were initially attached to this film, with Peck as the sub commander and Niven as the British spy, plus Edmond O'Brien and George Segal in the other key roles. An American nuclear sub is sent to rescue suirvivors of a massive fire at Ice Station Zebra, a British meteological station in the Arctic. [12] Rock Hudson had replaced Gregory Peck by February. USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station. Both Soviet and British agents were deployed to recover the capsule. Ice Station Zebra Out of step with the public mood when it was released in 1968, Ice Station Zebra has held up decently as a Guy's Movie. Audience Reviews for Ice Station Zebra Jan 06, 2011 Classic adventure based on a novel by Alistair Maclean. After being summoned by Ferraday through a hole in the ice the Tigerfish erupts immediately adjacent to the camp. The fictional nuclear-powered submarine Tigerfish (SSN-509) was portrayed in the movie by the Diesel-electric Guppy IIA class sub USS Ronquil (SS-396) when seen on the surface. "It was the way Maclean wrote it," said Hudson. The characters are well-drawn, the plot is first-rate, the writing is excellence and the twists will keep the reading guessing. 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Ice Station Zebra is a flawed movie, but I would jump at the chance to see this in its original format to feel the scope of those arctic sets and John Sturges' high caliber directing. [36] In its case, however, the drip cock was accidentally blocked on the newly built craft by fresh paint, which led to the rear cap being opened while the bow cap was already open to the sea. They reach Zebra to find several of its buildings burned and the scientists nearly dead from hypothermia. A classic thriller from the bestselling master of action and suspense. The submarine sails beneath the thick Arctic pack ice but is unable to break through with its conning tower. It becomes obvious that the two spies are looking fo… The USS Dolphin, the pride of America’s nuclear fleet, is the only submarine capable of attempting the daring rescue of a British meteorological team trapped on a polar ice cap. The Dolphin has impossible orders: to sail beneath the ice-floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather-station Zebra, gutted by fire and drifting with the ice-pack somewhere north of the Arctic Circle. In the movie, the drip cock was intentionally blocked with epoxy glue. "[7] Ransohoff's company, Filmways, had a deal with MGM who to provide financing.[8]. Brown, isolated by script to a suspicious personality, makes the most of it. Commander James Ferraday, captain of the American nuclear attack submarine USS Tigerfish stationed at Holy Loch, Scotland, is ordered by an Admiral Garvey in Naval Intelligence, not an upline in the submarine service, to rescue the survivors, with confirming orders through regular channels to follow. I haven’t watched the 1968 movie version of this book.” – unknown, “I have friends who found this book boring, and I think I see what they mean. “ICE STATION ZEBRA” By Alistair MacLean. [13] After making four flop comedies in a row, Hudson had been keen to change his image; he had just made Seconds and Tobruk and Ice Station Zebra was an attempt to continue this. !” – Fast Eddie, “One of Alistair MacLean’s finest suspense thrillers. For submerging and surfacing scenes, the Diesel-electric Guppy IA USS Blackfin (SS-322) was used, near Pearl Harbor. The film was budgeted at $8 million. The atomic submarine Dolphin has impossible orders: to sail beneath the ice-floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather-station Zebra, gutted by fire and drifting with the ice-pack somewhere north of the Arctic Circle. What it does have, to an exceptional degree, is vivid characterization, enjoyable writing, and a sustained build-up of tension that enables the reader to miss the occasional hole in the plot. Jones asserts it was no accident. The Soviet colonel concedes that crucial parts of both he and Ferraday's missions are effectively accomplished, with no more of either yet attainable, and leaves. An imperious British intelligence agent, "Mr. Jones", and a U.S. marine platoon join the Tigerfish while in dock. A satellite re-enters the atmosphere and ejects a capsule, which parachutes to the Arctic, near a British scientific weather station moving with the ice pack named Drift Ice Station Zebra, approximately 500 kilometres (320 mi) northwest of Station Nord, Greenland in the Arctic Ocean ice pack. It’s not. The USS Dolphin, the pride of America’s nuclear fleet, is the only submarine capable of attempting the daring rescue of a British meteorological team trapped on a polar ice cap. Nothing could distract me from that screen, not even several minutes of confused story-telling at the end of the film... Buy some popcorn and see the movie. There, Dr. Carpenter and a group of volunteers from the crew of Dolphin will dare the weather and the ice pack to find the station and rescue its stricken crew. A person approaches, guided by a homing beacon, while a second person secretly watches from nearby. The sabotage aboard the submarine that nearly resulted in its sinking is based on the loss of the Royal Navy's HMS Thetis in Liverpool Bay in 1939. Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 Metrocolor Cold War era suspense and espionage film directed by John Sturges and starring Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown. "[31], In the September/October 1996 issue of Film Comment, Director John Carpenter contributed to the magazine's long-running Guilty Pleasures feature. Ice Station Zebra - (Original Trailer) "A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship in Ice Station Zebra (1968), starring Rock Hudson & Jim Brown." Hughes so loved Ice Station Zebra that it aired in Las Vegas over 100 times. "[27], In April 1969, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times described it as "so flat and conventional that its three moments of interest are an embarrassment" and called it "a dull, stupid movie". Borgnine's characterization is a nicely restrained one. Ice Station Zebra – By Alistair MacLean. After an area of thin ice is detected, the Tigerfish breaks through to the surface. About Us. Ferraday instead orders a torpedo launched, to be detonated remotely, to fracture the ice. Defo one of MacLean’s best. He expected the film to cost around $5 million. Jim is troubled to learn that a Russian aircraft is approaching and Russian paratroops under the command of Colonel Ostrovsky (Alf Kjellin) land in the area. After setting sail Captain Anders, a strict officer who takes command of the marines, and Boris Vaslov, a Russian defector and spy, an old comrade of Jones', are delivered by helicopter. he pulls a book from under him and reads the title "Ice Station Zebra? But it's not an easy one to pull off. [24], The escalating production costs of this film, along with the poorly-received The Shoes of the Fisherman at the same time, led to the transfer of MGM President Robert O'Brien to Chairman of the Board, though he resigned that position in early 1969, after both films were released and failed to recoup their costs.[19]. A teletype machine reveals media headlines claiming that a joint US-Soviet rescue has been successful, and that the "humanitarian mission" stands as a sterling example of peaceful cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union. He sets his crew to search for the capsule. A submarine bursting through the Arctic ice is a powerful image. Gripping story…you don’t have a clue what’s really happening until you get right towards the end. Nominated for an Academy award for special effects in 1968. The submarine miniature shots are very effective with the ice sheet quite convincing. Rock Hudson stars as an American nuclear submarine captain in a deadly race against the Soviets to find a downed satellite beneath the polar ice cap. This was interrupted in August, when RONQUIL provided services during the filming of the motion picture Ice Station Zebra." Hudson comes across quite well as a man of muted strength. USS Ronquil Web Page A WWII sub, the sail was modernized in the 1950s, allowing its use as the purported nuclear SS 509. The original music score is by Michel Legrand. For the novel, see, "USS Tigerfish" redirects here. James Ferraday (Rock Hudson), is dispatched to save them. He expressed disappointment that the special effects did not, in his opinion, live up to advance claims, comparing them unfavorably to the effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Several of his novels take place in the icy area and he always writes about it with skill. [16] Other key roles were played by Jim Brown and Tony Bill, who signed a five-picture contract with Ransohoff,. "Ice Station Zebra" is a movie so flat and conventional that its three moments of interest are an embarrassment. The movie theme was excellent and Patrick McGoohan had a great role as the British agent in the film, but those were the only two items noteworthy in the cinema version. Jones reveals to Ferraday that he's looking for a canister of film with immense Cold War implications. [1] The film earned theatrical rentals of $4.6 million domestically. It centres on the dilemma faced by the construction CO when it is pointed out the builder of this “Ice Station Zebra” does not have the non-stop action pace of modern thrillers. Johnny_L.A November 7, 2004, 1:02am #6. A straightforward book, part submarine techno-thriller and part murder mystery. A large force of Soviet paratroopers arrive and demand the film. In the March 1969 issue of Harper's Magazine, Robert Kotlowitz wrote: "... a huge production, one of those massive jobs that swallow us alive... For action it has crash dives, paratroopers, Russian spies, off-course satellites, and a troop of Marines, the average age of whom seems to be fourteen. MacLean’s brisk prose and sardonic dialogue keep the suspense crackling to the very last page. On arrival, they find the base heavily destroyed. [32] He included Ice Station Zebra on his list, asking "Why do I love this movie so much? [11], Due to scheduling conflicts, the original cast was no longer available when filming began in the spring of 1967. MacLean seemed to feel at home in the Arctic. Paddy Chayefsky, who had just written The Americanization of Emily for Ransohoff, was hired to write the script. Thurlow, Website designed and developed by RickClinePhotography.com. The extra weight forward causes the submarine to nose dive, which is only arrested before the boat reaches crushing depth. The screenplay is by Alistair MacLean, Douglas Heyes, Harry Julian Fink, and W. R. Burnett, loosely based on MacLean's 1963 novel. All Ferraday knows is what he is told, solely about the ice station holocaust. The canister is sent aloft by weather balloon for recovery by aircraft. It makes even objectively crummy movies like U … 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. Carpenter is a physician, or so he says, and his mission is to reach a meteorological station in the Arctic called Drift Ice Station Zebra which has had a catastrophic fire. Book measures 7 inches tall, 4 1/2 inches wide. Its commander produces a detonator, and tells Ferraday he can explode the capsule, film and all, even inside the submarine, if the Americans try to leave with it. I first read this book in my teens. Ice Station Zebra was nominated in two categories at the 41st Academy Awards, for Best Special Visual Effects (won by 2001: A Space Odyssey) and Best Cinematography (won by Romeo and Juliet). By coincidence, I watched Ice Station Zebra few months ago. Little can be wrung from them beyond that there was a fire and casualties in some sort of disaster. [26], At the time of the film's release Variety's brief review praised it, highlighting the performances: "Film’s biggest acting asset is McGoohan, who gives his scenes that elusive ‘star’ magnetism. After an investigation, Ferraday discovers sabotage. But it's been stretched out to roadshow length and loaded down with lots … A satellite re-enters the atmosphere and ejects a capsule, which parachutes to the Arctic, near a British scientific weather station moving with the ice pack named Drift Ice Station Zebra, approximately 500 kilometres (320 mi) northwest of Station Nord, Greenland in the Arctic Ocean ice pack. And best of all there is also some nice suspense and pacing for at least two-thirds of the movie's three-hour length. Jones discovers a tracking device but is knocked out by Vaslov, a Soviet double-agent and the saboteur. The 1968 movie Ice Station Zebra, told the story of the US submarine dispatched to the frozen wastes of the North Pole to recover a Soviet satellite crammed full … If you are reading one of his Arctic novels, even if it’s July in Florida, you will feel chilled until you put the book down. In the scene where Marine Captain Jim Brown arrives at the submarine via helicopter, he comes aboard passing his M-16 through a hatch with the magazine inserted, barrel first - a double safety violation. The scriptwriters were morons, they should have stayed with MacLean’s plot. [19], Ice Station Zebra was photographed in Super Panavision 70 by Daniel L. Fapp. The atomic submarine 'Dolphin' has impossible orders: to sail beneath the ice-floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather-station Zebra, gutted by fire and drifting with the ice-pack somewhere north of the Arctic Circle. Filming was set to begin in April 1965, but scheduling conflicts and United States Department of Defense objections over Paddy Chayefsky's screenplay, because they felt it showed "an unfair distortion of military life" that would "damage the reputation of the Navy and its personnel"[10] delayed the start. It also has Rock Hudson...Patrick McGoohan...Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, and enough others to field maybe three football teams. In the confusion, Vaslov tries to take the film but is wounded by Jones. Ice Station Zebra was photographed in Super Panavision 70 by Daniel L. Fapp. The officers and crew of Dolphin know well the hazards of such an assignment. The novel is referenced in the 19th episode of the second season of Perfect Strangers, Snow Way to Treat a Lady, Part 2. In this operation, two American officers parachuted from a CIA-operated Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress to an abandoned Soviet ice station. With Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown. [35] The story has parallels with the CIA's Project COLDFEET, which took place in May–June 1962. It may be more well known to some readers as a movie with Rock Hudson. Ice Station Zebra was adapted in 1968, directed by John Sturges and starring Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan and Ernest Borgnine. Tigerfish completes the rescue of the civilians. In January 1967 MGM announced the film would be one of 13 movies it would make during the next year. Tigerfish detects approaching Soviet aircraft. To do this he enlists the help of a nuclear submarine called the Dolphin which can survive under the solid ice of the polar ice cap. [14] In June 1967, Laurence Harvey and Patrick McGoohan joined the cast as the Russian agent and British agent, respectively. It was believed to have been recovered by Soviet agents. There are beautiful abstract patterns made by the sub as it cuts its way through the North Sea, all the gleaming, meticulous, finely wrought, intricate machinery inside the sub, and huge chunks of mountainous ice hanging down from the roof of the ice cap like molars. The underwater scenes used a model of a Skate-class nuclear submarine. It’s a great cold war thriller.” – George Duncan, “Alistair MacLean’s 1963 Cold War thriller “Ice Station Zebra” opens with a British doctor named Carpenter trying to talk his way aboard the American Navy’s nuclear submarine “Dolphin” in a lonely harbor in Scotland. Water entered at the rate of one ton per second and Thetis sank with the loss of 98 lives. Ice Station Zebra 1968. His announced mission is to organize the rescue of the crew of a British meteorological station on an ice island in the Arctic, victims of a deadly fire. After a second avalanche during the night while everyone was sleeping, Larry wakes up in the morning in discomfort. The movie changes the ending and, again, the ending is better in the book. Something I truly love about this book is that there is no fat on its frame: no gratuitous violence, zero sex, no hype. Moments before it is taken, Ferraday activates a detonator he had found that had been cached with the tracking device, destroying the film and denying either side the locations of the other's missile silos. “ICE STATION ZEBRA” By Alistair MacLean. So if you’ve seen the film, don’t think everything in the book is the same. [3] Principal photography lasted 19 weeks, ending in October 1967. When the sub reaches Ice Station Zebra, they find that the place has been gutted and that the Brits are frozen corpses. RELEASED 1 Jan 1991 IMDB 6.6 Jim Brown, Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan. When the inner torpedo hatch is opened to load it, sea water rushes in flooding the compartment. If parts of this novel seem a little contrived, the wise reader will relax and enjoy the ride. By the time he wrote “Ice Station Zebra”, MacLean had become a highly proficient story-teller. "We are looking for stories that have something unique to say. The atomic submarine Tigerfish, commanded by Cmdr. Original title Ice Station Zebra IMDb Rating 6.6 9,160 votes The special effects, of deep water, submarine and ice, are convincing enough—a special Super Panavision, Metrocolor, Cinerama claustrophobia... (The cast) are all stock types, but the absolute end of the movie—when the press version of what happened at a Russian-American polar confrontation goes out to the world—has a solid, non-stock irony that makes this another good, man's action movie, (there are no women in it) to eat popcorn by."[25]. Factual error: "Ice Station Zebra" is one of dozens of films which make the mistake of showing people carrying rifles such as M-16s with the magazines inserted. Ice Station Zebra . 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