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Apr 2023
53m 57s

The Hunt For Red October (1990) and Godz...

Simon Brew
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In this episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that were released in unusual times for the pair of them! 1990's The Hunt For Red October is a cold war thriller, that landed as the Cold War was thawing. It had a different problem too: a week or two into filming, its leading man needed very quick replacing - and a fax went over to Sean Connery... T ... Show More
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