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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
IT'S A PLOT! ...to make the world die laughing!!
When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.
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Cast
Carl ReinerWalt Whittaker
Eva Marie SaintElspeth Whittaker
Alan ArkinLt. Rozanov
Brian KeithPolice Chief Link Mattocks
Paul FordFendall Hawkins
Theodore BikelThe Russian captain
Jonathan WintersNorman JonesCredits
- Directed by
- Norman Jewison
- Written by
- William Rose, Nathaniel Benchley
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3.9M
Production
- The Mirisch CompanyUnited States
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