27,000 nuclear weapons. One is missing.
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.
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Classical in form, earnest, epic and contemporary.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Ben AffleckJack Ryan
- Morgan FreemanDCI William Cabot
- James CromwellPresident Fowler
- Liev SchreiberJohn Clark
- Bridget MoynahanDr. Cathy Muller
- Alan BatesDressler
- Ciarán HindsPresident Nemerov
- Philip Baker HallDefense Secretary Becker
- Ron RifkinSecretary of State Owens
- Bruce McGillNational Security Advisor Revell
Crew
- Phil Alden RobinsonDirector
- Paul AttanasioScreenplay
- Daniel PyneScreenplay
- Tom ClancyNovel
- John LindleyDirector of Photography
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Neil TravisEditor
- Mace NeufeldProducer
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