Taglines: On khe brink of nuclear war, two men clash over the fate of the world.
Crimson Tide movie storyline. When some Russian rebels takes control of some ICBM’s, the Americans mobilize. Among the vessels sent is the nuclear sub, the Alabama. But before they leave they need a new X.O. and among the choices is Commander Hunter, who hasn’t seen much action. But the ship’s Captain, Ramsey OK’s him.
While on the way, there was an incident and Hunter disagreed with how Ramsey handled it, it’s evident that Ramsey doesn’t think much of Hunter because Hunter was college educated while Ramsey worked his way up. They’re given orders to attack but when they were in the process of receiving another order, the ship’s communications were damaged, so the entire message was not received.
Ramsey decides to continue with their previous order while Hunter wants to reestablish contact first. That’s when the two men butt heads that ends with Hunter relieving Ramsey. Later when some men die, some of the officers feel that Hunter is not up to the task so they team up to retake control.
Crimson Tide is a 1995 American submarine film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. It takes place during a period of political turmoil in the Russian Federation, in which ultranationalists threaten to launch nuclear missiles at the United States and Japan. It focuses on a clash of wills between the new executive officer (Denzel Washington) of a U.S. nuclear missile submarine and its seasoned commanding officer (Gene Hackman), arising from conflicting interpretations of an order to launch their missiles.
The film was scored by Hans Zimmer, who won a Grammy Award for the main theme, which makes heavy use of synthesizers in place of traditional orchestral instruments. An extended cut, which incorporated seven minutes of deleted scenes, was released on DVD in 2006. When the film was released on Blu-ray two years later, however, the film was restored to the theatrical version.
Crimson Tide earned $18.6 million in the United States on its opening weekend, which ranked #1 for all films released that week. Overall, it earned $91 million in the U.S. and an additional $66 million internationally, for a total of $157.3 million.
Crimson Tide was nominated for three Academy Awards, for Editing, Sound (Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins and William B. Kaplan) and Sound Editing (George Watters.
The musical score for Crimson Tide was composed by Hans Zimmer, and employs a blend of orchestra, choir and synthesizer sounds. It includes additional music by Nick Glennie-Smith and was conducted by Harry Gregson-Williams. Within the score is the well-known naval hymn, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save”. The score won a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television, and Zimmer has described it as one of his personal favorites.
Crimson Tide (1995)
Directed by: Tony Scott
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza, Viggo Mortensen, James Gandolfini, Matt Craven, Jaime Gomez, Danny Nucci, Ricky Schroder, Vanessa Bell Calloway
Screenplay by: Michael Schiffer, Quentin Tarantino
Production Design by: Michael White
Cinematography by: Dariusz Wolski
Film Editing by: Chris Lebenzon
Costume Design by: George L. Little
Set Decoration by: Mickey S. Michaels
Art Direction by: James J. Murakami, Dianne Wager, Donald B. Woodruff
Music by: Hans Zimmer
MPAA Rating: R for strong language.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: May 12, 1995
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