Ice Station Zebra
“An American nuclear sub... A sky full of Russian paratroopers... A race for the secret of Ice Station Zebra!”
John SturgesCast
Rock Hudson 
Ernest Borgnine 
Patrick McGoohan 
Jim Brown 
Tony Bill 
Lloyd Nolan
Credits
Written by: Alistair MacLean
Plot
During the Cold War an American nuclear submarine, commanded by Commander James Ferraday, is sent to the Arctic to rescue the men of a weather station that has burned down. It soon turns out that the station was a cover for something much more important, and that a saboteur is aboard. Based on Alistair MacLean's novel.
Sinekatalog’s take
A long, slow Cold War thriller with great submarine and ice sets and a plot that is only half as good as its look. Howard Hughes famously loved it and watched it again and again.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (13,156 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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