Crimson Tide (film)

Crimson Tide
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tony Scott
Screenplay by	Michael Schiffer
Story by	Michael Schiffer Richard P. Henrick
Produced by	Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer
Starring	Denzel Washington Gene Hackman George Dzundza Viggo Mortensen James Gandolfini Matt Craven
Cinematography	Dariusz Wolski
Edited by	Chris Lebenzon
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production companies	Hollywood Pictures Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	May 12, 1995 (1995-05-12)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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]