Is Ice Station Zebra sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ice Station Zebra scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ice Station Zebra end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ice Station Zebra violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ice Station Zebra easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ice Station Zebra

Name: Ice Station Zebra
Genre: Thriller, Adventure
Released: 1968
Duration: 149 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown, Tony Bill

An American nuclear sub... A sky full of Russian paratroopers... A race for the secret of Ice Station Zebra!

Directed by John Sturges

Produced by Filmways Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1968149 min6.4 / 10

A Cold War espionage thriller centered on a high-stakes submarine race to recover a Soviet satellite before enemy forces, balancing procedural tension with geopolitical intrigue.

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. The atomic submarine Tigerfish, commanded by Cmdr. James Ferraday, is dispatched to save them.

Clusters

Political Cover-Ups Thrillers Detective and Spy Movies Space & Alien Movies Historical War Movies Spy & Conspiracy Thrillers

Genres

Thriller Adventure

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Submarine Espionage Cold War Satellite Arctic Polar Circle Region Metrocolor

Questions people ask

Is Ice Station Zebra sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is Ice Station Zebra scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does Ice Station Zebra end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Ice Station Zebra violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Ice Station Zebra easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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