The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
IT'S A PLOT! ...to make the world die laughing!!
1966 | 126m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Norman Jewison |
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| Writer: | William Rose, Nathaniel Benchley |
| Staring: |
| When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors. | |
| Release Date: | May 25, 1966 |
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| Director: | Norman Jewison |
| Writer: | William Rose, Nathaniel Benchley |
| Genres: | Comedy, War |
| Keywords | submarine, based on novel or book, island, cold war, new england, soviet/russian navy |
| Production Companies | The Mirisch Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,900,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Carl Reiner | Walt Whittaker |
| Eva Marie Saint | Elspeth Whittaker |
| Alan Arkin | Lt. Rozanov |
| Brian Keith | Police Chief Link Mattocks |
| Paul Ford | Fendall Hawkins |
| Theodore Bikel | The Russian captain |
| Jonathan Winters | Norman Jones |
| Tessie O'Shea | Alice Foss |
| John Phillip Law | Alexei Kolchin |
| Ben Blue | Luther Grilk |
| Guy Raymond | Lester Tilly |
| Andrea Dromm | Alison Palmer |
| Sheldon Collins | Pete Whittaker |
| Cliff Norton | Charlie Hinkson |
| Richard Schaal | Oscar Maxwell |
| Philip Coolidge | Mr. Porter |
| Don Keefer | Irving Christiansen |
| Cindy Putnam | Annie Whittaker |
| Parker Fennelly | Mr. Everett |
| Doro Merande | Muriel Everett |
| Vaughn Taylor | Mr. Bell |
| Johnny Whitaker | Jerry Maxwell |
| Danny Klega | Polsky |
| Paul Verdier | Maliavin |
| Nikita Knatz | Gromolsky |
| Constantine Baksheef | Vasilov |
| Alex Hassilev | Hrushevsky |
| Milos Milos | Lysenko |
| Gino Gottarelli | Kregitkin |
| Paul Barselou | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Peter Brocco | Reverend Hawthorne (uncredited) |
| Sidney Clute | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Laurence Haddon | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Larry D. Mann | Man with a Cat (uncredited) |
| James McCallion | Townsperson (uncredited) |
| Michael J. Pollard | Stanley (uncredited) |
| Ray Baxter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Norman Jewison | Director |
| Johnny Mandel | Original Music Composer |
| Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Hal Ashby | Editor |
| William Rose | Screenplay |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| J. Terry Williams | Editor |
| Robert F. Boyle | Art Direction |
| Naomi Cavin | Hairstylist |
| Daniel Hays | Special Effects |
| Nathaniel Benchley | Novel |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Kurt Neumann | Assistant Director |
| Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Jim Henderling | Production Manager |
| Bobby Somers | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Norman Jewison | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Norman Jewison | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Carl Reiner | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Carl Reiner | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Rosemary Forsyth | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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