An arctic science station known as drift ice station zebra has been damaged by a horrific fuel oil explosion and the nuclear submarine dolphin and its crew have been called upon to attempt to reach ice station zebra s survivors. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. But there is a saboteur aboard, and ferraday suspects jones isnt telling him everything about exactly what awaits them at ice station zebra. Ice station zebra music, videos, stats, and photos. But its been stretched out to roadshow length and loaded down with lots of. Alistair maclean booklist alistair maclean message board.
Jul 04, 2005 this is at least my fourth time through it, and remembering most of the plot twists doesnt lessen the enjoyment at all. It is a classic mysterythriller set on a submarine in the arctic. Ice station zebra is a 1963 thriller novel written by scottish author alistair maclean. Maclean was a master storyteller with fast paced plots. After providing aid to the survivors, carpenter returns to the sub to summon a rescue mission, which is.
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. Since its a drifting station, due to the north poles circular motion, nobody can actually pin point where it is. The cold war atmosphere becomes even chillier as the sub, with a russian. A thrilling novel that takes the reader under the polar ice cap, out into the wasteland of the. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimenog romana britanskog pisca alistaira macleana inspiriranog dogadajima na arktiku za vrijeme tada jos uvijek aktualnog hladnog rata. To me, this is the beauty of a successful plotline, when the author can leave a clue. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ice station zebra. Sturges then made ice station zebra 1968, which featured an allmale cast headed by rock hudson, jim brown, and borgnine on a submarine bound for an arctic outpost as a cold war crisis looms.
Scorseses subject, howard hughes, was the most celebrated fan of ice station zebra, reportedly screening the film hundreds of times during his. Ice station zebra, a hightech research lab in the arctic, sends out a desperate distress signal. Jun 07, 2011 ice station zebra had a bit of a slow start for me, but it quickly picked up steam. Writing styles have changed since ice station zebra was originally written, and if youre used to the current thrillers therell be an adjustment, but sit. But its been stretched out to roadshow length and loaded down with lots of gimmicks to conceal the thinness of the story.
Plot dense enough but followable, set mainly on a submarine great for me, clever rather than. After completing this novel, whose plot line parallels reallife events during the cold war, maclean retired from writing for three years. Patrick mcgoohan committed himself to appearing in ice station zebra whilst he was filming his famous tv series the prisoner. Hollywood film of the same name was adapted from this. Commander ferraday and the crew of the us submarine tigerfish are assigned to ferry british agent david jones to the north pole to rescue the staff of ice station zebra, a deeparctic weather outpost.
The story begins as scientists discover something buried deep underground in a 100 millionyearold block of ice, something made of metal. Ice station zebra is a 1968 coldwar era suspense and espionage film directed by john sturges. Ice station zebra audible horbuch ungekurzte ausgabe. The mission takes on new and dangerous twists as the crew finds out that all is not as it seems at zebra. Watch ice station zebra online stream full movie directv. Uss blackfin ss322, a balaoclass submarine, was a ship of the united states navy named for the blackfin, a food fish of the great lakes. In fact, after reporting a catastrophic fire which killed a few of its men, the remote british arctic monitoring station went off grid. Marines elite recon unit answer a distress call from an academic observatory, the wilkes ice station on the antartic ice shelf. Ice station zebra soundtrack from 1968, composed by michel legrand. Ice station zebra is a band from birmingham, al that focuses on creative improvisation, practiced orchestration, and honest lyricism. Ice station zebra was written by alistair maclean and published in 1963. The screenplay is by alistair maclean, douglas heyes, harry julian fink, and w. Ice station zebra added 40 new photos to the album.
It all seemed a bizarre replay of comic book ideas from sam fullers hell and high water from 1954. The plot line parallels real life events during the cold war. How to recreate howard hughes legendary movie screening room. Warners dvd of ice station zebra looks terrific, as sharp and crisp as it did on screens in super panavision 70mm in 1968. If this had been a routine saturdayafternoon thriller, it might have been fun. A us submarine is dispatched to the frozen wastes of the north pole to recover a soviet satellite crammed full of strategic snapshots of us bases. Rent ice station zebra 1968 starring rock hudson and ernest borgnine on dvd and bluray. Ice station zebra is a fantastic tale of russian, american, and british operations to retrieve valuable information from the british base called ice station zebra at the north pole.
Create a study guide for your students with prezi video. Ice station zebra london, england taking influence from the primal pulse of neil young, the majesty of dylan and the alt country roots of the band, ice station zebra perform songs about things they havent got and stuff they dont need. Ice station zebra is a movie so flat and conventional that its three moments of interest are an embarrassment. 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. Theres also a handcranked generator, but its range is pretty limited. Something has gone terribly wrong at there, and the men are dying. Ledena stanica zebra je americki akcioni film snimljen 1968. Ice station zebra book report by geoffrey chasse on prezi. Read ice station zebra by alistair maclean for free with a 30 day free trial. Lieutenant shane schofield, call sign scarecrow, and his crew of the u. The 18 jun 1968 dv noted the accidental and coincidental similarities between the ice station zebra plot and speculations about the u. The submarine thriller is the better part of the book. Recordings in 1997 peg007 containing music from ice station zebra 1968. Marine captain leslie anders, portrayed by jim brown.
Having received a distress call from the station after a russian spy satellite landed in the area, both the americans and soviets are in a race to find it. May 28, 2010 photos taken in between filming the video for the bells. It marked a return to macleans classic arctic setting. Shane schofield is a leader of an elite united states front line team who stumble upon a distress signal sent by scientists at a remote ice station in the middle of nowhere. Burnett is loosely based upon macleans 1963 novel of the same name. Ice station zebra was one of the films made during the 1960s that depicted the tensions that existed in the cold war era. We expect new movies to be pristine on disc but its a fine thing when the majors take the time to spiff up their older titles as well. Writing styles have changed since ice station zebra was originally written, and if youre used to the current thrillers therell be an adjustment, but sit back and watch a master at work. With rock hudson, ernest borgnine, patrick mcgoohan, jim brown. 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. After a sabotage attempt that almost sinks the ship, mcgoohan.
Ice station zebra had a bit of a slow start for me, but it quickly picked up steam. Ice station zebra by alistair maclean book read online scribd. Ice station zebra by alistair maclean, first edition abebooks. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ice station zebra 1968 ice station zebra 1968 user. Watch ice station zebra starring rock hudson in this drama on directv. However, as is well known, the prisoner went massively overbudget and seriously behind schedule. Usn nuclear sub uss tigerfish must rush to the north pole to rescue the staff of drift ice station zebra weather station. Ice station zebra was adapted in 1968, directed by john sturges and starring rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan and ernest borgnine. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. A devastating fire has destroyed its supplies and shelter, leaving the men helpless and dying. Christopher mcquarrie set for ice station zebra remake. How to recreate howard hughes legendary movie screening. Since its a drifting station, due to the north poles circular.
The soviet union has launched a satellite containing a camera that is taking pictures of united states defense bases, etc. 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 starts sending out distress signals before falling silent. Rent ice station zebra 1968 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. Carpenter tracks down a killer, who has sabotaged a research station in the arctic. In both the book and the film there is a british spy along for the ride, and in the. Ice station zebra the internet movie plane database. Ice station zebra kindle edition by maclean, alistair.
To do this he enlists the help of a nuclear submarine called the dolphin which. The screenplay by alistair maclean, douglas heyes, harry julian fink, and w. After completing this novel, whose plot line parallels reallife events during. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. A straightforward book, part submarine technothriller and part murder mystery. Ice station zebra 1968 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. But the orders do not say what the dolphin will find if she succeeds, that the fire at ice station zebra was sabotage, and that one of the survivors is a killer classic early alistair maclean 192287. The sets and miniature footage from ice station zebra was reused for the 1971 abc madefortelevision movie assault on the wayne, starring leonard nimoy, joseph cotten, keenan wynn, william windom, sam elliott, and dewey martin, which also featured zebra cast members lloyd haynes and ron masak. During her career, blackfin was used in two movies. 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.
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