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Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Director(s)	John Sturges
Producer(s)	James C. Pratt (associate), Martin Ransohoff, John Calley (uncredited)
Top Genres	Action, Drama, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense
Top Topics	Book-Based, Cold War, Spies

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Rock Hudson
(as Cdr. James Ferraday)

Ernest Borgnine
(as Boris Vaslov)

Lloyd Nolan
(as Admiral Garvey)

Ice Station Zebra Overview:

Ice Station Zebra (1968) was a Action - Drama Film directed by John Sturges and produced by John Calley, Martin Ransohoff and James C. Pratt.

Academy Awards 1968 --- Ceremony Number 41 (source: AMPAS)

Award	Recipient	Result
Best Cinematography	Daniel L. Fapp	Nominated

1968 Fest – A Very Cold War – Ice Station Zebra (1968)

By Michael on Apr 13, 2018 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

I really feel like I should have more to say about Ice Station Zebra than I do. After all, we have Rock Hudson as an American submarine commander, Patrick McGoohan as a British intelligence agent, and Jim Brown as a military officer who may very well have his own nefarious aims. All in support of an... Read full article

Ice Station Zebra: The (Seasonal) Comfort Movie

By Rick29 on Jun 13, 2015 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

Most film buffs have one or more "comfort movies" that they enjoy revisiting on a frequent basis. For Howard Hughes, that movie was apparently Ice Station Zebra, the 1968 adaptation of Alistair MacLean's 1963 adventure novel. Back in the days prior to VCRs, Hughes would call up a TV station that he ... Read full article

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Patrick McGoohan was filming his famous TV series The Prisoner at the time he appeared in this movie. In order to allow him to take time off from his TV series, the episode "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" was written in which McGoohan's character, Number Six, has his mind transferred into the body of another man. "The Girl Who Was Death" was also altered so that No 6 wore a Sherlock Holmes disguise, so that his double Frank Maher could film a lot of the scenes.

Laurence Harvey was originally cast in Patrick McGoohan's role and early adverts in Variety magazine even listed him in the part.

Gregory Peck and David Niven were both attached to this project.

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