The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

"IT'S A PLOT! ...to make the world die laughing!!"

1966 2h 6m EN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 141

ComedyWar

Synopsis

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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.

“IT'S A PLOT! ...to make the world die laughing!!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norman Jewison
Writers: William Rose
Languages: Russian, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Norman Jewison, shot by Joseph F. Biroc. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Johnny Mandel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hal Ashby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Carl Reiner and Eva Marie Saint and Alan Arkin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "IT'S A PLOT! ...to make the world die laughing!!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Norman Jewison directs. Joseph F. Biroc behind the camera. Johnny Mandel scores. Hal Ashby cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
260 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
4Directed by Norman Jewison, shot by Joseph F. Biroc. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Johnny Mandel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hal Ashby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Carl Reiner and Eva Marie Saint and Alan Arkin carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "IT'S A PLOT! ...to make the world die laughing!!".
9IMDB entry: tt0060921 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.