The True Story behind the Hunt for Red October

Today on Far Future Horizons we will reveal the true story that inspired Tom Clancy’s best selling novel The Hunt for Red October (1984) and the motion picture that was produced in 1990 and starred Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan. 

The film received highly positive reviews from critics and was one of the top grossing films of the year, grossing $122 million in North America and $200 million worldwide. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Sound editing in 1991.

In 1975, The Sentry, a state-of-the-art Russian warship, was taken over by a rogue Soviet officer. This remarkable mutiny not only inspired the best-selling political thriller and the Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin block buster, "The Hunt for Red October," it almost triggered World War III. 

For the first time, The True Story takes you deep into the details of the events depicted in the film, revealing firsthand accounts of bravery and tragedy from the men aboard the warship and the officers who ordered its destruction, triggered World War III. For the first time, The Real Story takes you deep into the details of the events depicted in the film, revealing firsthand accounts of bravery and tragedy from the men aboard the warship and the officers who ordered its destruction.

This episode of The Real Story (also known as The True Story) behind The Hunt for Red October is available from Amazon.com. 

The True Story: The Hunt for Red October

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