Ice Station Zebra

Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra
	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	Filmways
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 23, 1968;
Running time	149 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8–10 million
Box office	$4.6 million (United States and Canada)

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 photographed in Super Panavision 70 and presented in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. The original music score is by Michel Legrand. Ice Station Zebra 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.

[AFI-1] Ice Station Zebra at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[sturges-2] Lovell, Glenn (2008). Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 264–269.

[budget-3] Thomas, K. (July 17, 1967). "North pole finds a place in the sun for 'Ice Station'". Los Angeles Times. p. C1. ProQuest 155701551.

[bomb-4] Welles, Chris (August 3, 1969). "Bo Polk and B School Moviemaking". Los Angeles Times. p. 16.

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