Jun 07, 2011 ice station zebra had a bit of a slow start for me, but it quickly picked up steam. Plagued by early production problems, the venture eventually became one of the better submarine movies of the silver age and beyond, netting oscar nominations for cinematography and special effects. Jul 04, 2005 ice station zebra cold war, cold water, cold hearts a thrilling novel that takes the reader under the polar ice cap, out into the wasteland of the drift ice, and from end to end of submarine. Carpenter is a physician, or so he says, and his mission is to reach a meteorological station in the arctic called drift ice station zebra which has had a catastrophic fire. Ice station zebra is a 1968 metrocolor cold war era suspense and espionage film directed by john sturges and starring rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan, ernest borgnine, and jim brown. The atomic submarine dolphin has impossible orders. Like his earlier the satan bug 1964, john sturges ice station zebra is based on a novel by alistair maclean. Ice station zebra 1968 ice station zebra 1968 user.
But the plot is a juggernaut, and what other novel shows us the arctic from underneath. Back in the good old days when the soviets were the bad guys the cold war was cold. The blu ray is a us import but its region free so it plays fine here in the uk, no problem at all. Home page about maclean macleans life and writing alistair maclean. Ice station zebra is a band from birmingham, al that focuses on creative improvisation, practiced orchestration, and honest lyricism. Many of macleans books are perfect hybrids of agatha christiestyle country house. Ice station zebra, a hightech research lab in the arctic, sends out a desperate distress signal. The snow drifts at ice station zebra were 6 to 10 inches but the snow wasnt the problem, it was the melting snow and the mud. Maclean was a master story teller with fast paced plots. It marked a return to macleans classic arctic setting.
In 1968 it was loosely adapted into a film of the same name. The protagonist stumbles on something vital to the antagonist and has to run for their life with the antagonist in pursuit. I put out of my mind any idea i might have had about the commander u. The first fifty pages of ice station zebra consist of the first person narrator. Patrick mcgoohan committed himself to appearing in ice station zebra whilst he was filming his famous tv series the prisoner. Read ice station zebra by alistair maclean for free with a 30 day free trial. Ice station zebra ice station zebra audiobook, by alistair maclean. The 18 jun 1968 dv noted the accidental and coincidental similarities between the ice station zebra plot and speculations about the u. It all seemed a bizarre replay of comicbook ideas from sam fullers hell and high water from 1954. Ice station zebra seems to be headed into exactly the same waters, and the excitement comes to its highest point in a scene where the tigerfish has trouble breaking up through the ice. The surface sub shots are breathtaking, even today, with excellent underwater model work. Ice station zebra by alistair maclean book read online scribd. See more ideas about ice station zebra, adventure movie, ice station.
Ice station zebra by, paul signorelli, w0rwpm it was a dark and cloudy night. Ice station zebra is a movie so flat and conventional that its three moments of interest are an embarrassment. The russians put our camera made by our german scientists and your film made by your german scientists into their satellite made by their german scientists. The screenplay by alistair maclean, douglas heyes, harry julian fink, and w. After completing this novel, whose plot line parallels reallife events during the cold war, maclean retired from writing for three years. Ice station zebra, first edition abebooks passion for books. Ice station zebra was adapted in 1968, directed by john sturges and starring rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan and ernest borgnine. If this had been a routine saturdayafternoon thriller, it might have been fun.
In ice station zebra, for the vicarage and the colonels house, there was the. Buy ice station zebra new ed by maclean, alistair isbn. Ice station zebra by maclean, alistair and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Intricately plotted, richly detailed, it rewards the determined reader with an elaborate, satisfying tale.
But the orders do not say what the dolphin will find if. Ice station zebra 1968 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Ice station zebra ultimate soundtrack suite by michel legrand duration. Adam, there is a novel out by iirc thomas fullerton, based on this. The on the run plot is the basis of many spy thrillers. Review of alistair macleans book ice station zebra. A mysterious but highly recommended british expert dr carpenter joins the nuclear sub at the last minute. An american nuclear sub is sent to rescue suirvivors of a massive fire at ice station zebra, a british meteological station in the arctic. Ulysses night without end where eagles dare puppet on a chain the black shrike fear is the key the guns of navarone caravan to vaccares. The movie was originally shot on super panavision 70 which is a film format roughly twice the size of regular 35mm film stock so the detail and resolution are astounding, i own the dvd version of this film and the quality of that image is excellent but the transfer here on the blu ray takes the. Ice station zebra, an arctic meteorological station, located on the ever drifting pack ice of the high arctic, has been destroyed by an equipment fire.
The film was photographed in super panavision 70 by. Although there are twists and turns in the plots, and the narrator. An american nuclear sub a sky full of russian paratroopersand a race for the secret of ice station zebra a topsecret soviet spy satellite using stolen western technology malfunctions and then goes into a descent that lands it near an isolated arctic research encampment called ice station zebra, belonging to the british, which. Burnett is loosely based upon macleans 1963 novel of the same name. I try to balance the need for suspense and twists and reveals with the equal. A straightforward book, part submarine technothriller and part murder mystery. Michel legrand taking advantage of cold war tensions between america and the soviets, author alistair maclean wrote many of the most popular war and espionage stories of the 1960s and 1970s, a handful of which were translated onto the big screen. But its been stretched out to roadshow length and loaded down with lots of gimmicks to conceal the thinness of the story. Publication date 19970614 topics zzt games, adventure contributor mafu. Ice station zebra cold war, cold water, cold hearts a thrilling novel that takes the reader under the polar ice cap, out into the wasteland of the drift ice, and from end to end of submarine. However, as is well known, the prisoner went massively overbudget and seriously behind schedule. An american nuclear sub a sky full of russian paratroopersand a race for the secret of ice station zebra a topsecret soviet spy satellite using stolen western technology malfunctions and then goes into a descent that lands it near an isolated arctic research encampment called ice station zebra, belonging to the. The dolphin, an american nuclear submarine, is about to set sail on a dangerous high speed mission under the polar ice cap to rescue the badly injured team. The screenplay is by alistair maclean, douglas heyes, harry julian fink, and w.
Jun 07, 2011 ice station zebra, an arctic meteorological station, located on the ever drifting pack ice of the high arctic, has been destroyed by an equipment fire. Needless to say that the plot is clever and maclean keeps the suspense to the last page. A story giving all the known details of the dolphin. Jun 24, 2015 ice station zebra is a 1968 coldwar era suspense and espionage film directed by john sturges. One of the scenes that stuck with me was when the crew made preparation for night watch on the conning tower bridge.
Several years removed from his late1950s peak the guns of navarone, the secret ways, night without end, alistair maclean turned out another gem with 1963s ice station zebra. After a sabotage attempt that almost sinks the ship, mcgoohan. The mission takes on new and dangerous twists as the crew. One of my favorite action movies growing up was ice station zebra, a cold war espionage thriller based on the 1963 book by alistair maclean. This is a brilliant novel originally written in the late 1950s its appeal is still as fresh today. Maclean was a master storyteller with fast paced plots. Commander ferraday rock hudson has just met tough marine captain anders jim brown, brought aboard his sub to command an untested combat team, taking over for junior lt. Ulysses the writings and films of alistair maclean. Walker tony bill, in writer alistair maclean s cold war espionage thriller ice station zebra, 1968. Ice station zebra book pdf, ice station zebra by alistair maclean. Ice station zebra kindle edition by maclean, alistair.
Examples of the mystery spy novel plot are ssgb, one lonely night and ice station zebra. While not at all the most successful, ice station zebra was a heroic and entertaining 1968 adaptation of a submarine adventure plot. After completing this novel, whose plot line parallels reallife events during the cold war, maclean retired from. The submarine thriller is the better part of the book. The overture presents the elegant, sweeping main theme reprised in the entre acte and thru the ice associated with the submarine tigerfish at sea but this is followed by the music accompanying the fall of the soviet satellite, laced with strange oscillations and dense, driving passages for the bass strings. While not at all the most successful, ice station zebra was a heroic and entertaining 1968 adaptation of a. Ice station zebra is a 1963 thriller novel written by scottish author alistair maclean. Ice station zebra had a bit of a slow start for me, but it quickly picked up steam.
How to recreate howard hughes legendary movie screening room. Exciting story, engaging characters, unexpected twists. Rent ice station zebra 1968 starring rock hudson and ernest borgnine on dvd and bluray. Amc the reason this name was chosen seems to be that three episodes earlier jimmy and kim were sitting at home watching the 1968 rock hudson movie. As a result, mcgoohan had to leave filming of the prisoner in late 1967 for several weeks, in order to appear in ice station zebra. Rent ice station zebra 1968 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Both have parallels to reallife events that took place in 1959. Ice station zebra book report by geoffrey chasse on prezi. Carpenter tracks down a killer, who has sabotaged a research station in the arctic. Feb 15, 2009 ice station zebra ultimate soundtrack suite by michel legrand duration. Ice station zebra audiobook abridged listen instantly. As a germ phobic and fervent anticommunist, with an interest in hightech machinery, ice station zebra was ideal escapist fare for hughes. The plot involves a american naval hero rock hudson, a. Christopher mcquarrie set for ice station zebra remake. On 23 oct 1968, the film had its world premiere at the cinerama dome in hollywood, ca. Ice station zebra rock hudson ernest borgnine patrick mcgoohan 1968 a u. This is a brilliant novel originally written in the late 1950s its appeal is still as. Publication date 19970614 topics zzt games, adventure. This is ice station zebra by peter michael dowd on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Ice station zebra is a 1968 metrocolor cold war era suspense and espionage film directed by john sturges, starring rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan, ernest borgnine, and jim brown.
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