Crimson Tide (film)

Crimson Tide
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTony Scott
Screenplay byMichael Schiffer
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDariusz Wolski
Edited byChris Lebenzon
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • May 12, 1995 (1995-05-12)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$53 million[1]
Box office$157.4 million

Crimson Tide is a 1995 American submarine action thriller film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It takes place during a period of political turmoil in Russia, in which ultranationalists threaten to launch nuclear missiles at the United States and Japan.

The film focuses on a clash of wills between the seasoned commanding officer of a U.S. nuclear missile submarine (Gene Hackman) and his new executive officer (Denzel Washington), arising from conflicting interpretations of an order to launch their missiles. The story parallels a real incident during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Hans Zimmer, who scored the film, won a Grammy Award for the main theme, which heavily uses synthesizers instead of traditional orchestral instruments. An extended cut, which incorporates seven minutes of deleted scenes, was released on DVD in 2006, while the 2008 Blu-ray release only includes the theatrical version.[2]

  1. ^ "Crimson Tide (1995) - Box office / business". IMDb. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Crimson Tide Blu-ray Review High-Def Digest, February 2008.