| Ice Station Zebra | |
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_poster.jpg) Theatrical release poster by Howard Terpning | |
| Directed by | John Sturges |
| Screenplay by | Douglas Heyes Harry Julian Fink W. R. Burnett |
| Based on | Ice Station Zebra 1963 novel by Alistair MacLean |
| Produced by | James C. Pratt Martin Ransohoff John Calley |
| Starring | Rock Hudson Ernest Borgnine Patrick McGoohan Jim Brown |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8–10 million[2][3][4] |
| Box office | $4.6 million (United States and Canada)[2][1] |
Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 American espionage thriller film directed by John Sturges and starring Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown. The screenplay is by Douglas Heyes, Harry Julian Fink, and W. R. Burnett, loosely based on Alistair MacLean's 1963 novel. Both have parallels to real-life events that took place in 1959.[clarification needed] The film concerns a US nuclear submarine that must rush to the North Pole to rescue the members of the Ice Station Zebra.
The film was shot in Super Panavision 70 and presented in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. The original music score is by Michel Legrand. It was released on October 23, 1968, to mixed reviews, and it was not a box office success, earning only $4.6 million over its $8–10 million budget.
- ^ a b Ice Station Zebra at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ a b Lovell, Glenn (2008). Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 264–269.
- ^ Thomas, K. (July 17, 1967). "North pole finds a place in the sun for 'Ice Station'". Los Angeles Times. p. C1. ProQuest 155701551.
- ^ Welles, Chris (August 3, 1969). "Bo Polk and B School Moviemaking". Los Angeles Times. p. 16.