Hostile Waters

Oct 18, 1997

1h 34m

★ 6.1

We were seconds from death and we didn't know it.

Overview

Based on true events, an American submarine collides into a Soviet sub of the coast of America and an ensuing standoff occurs that could lead to total annihilation.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

Thriller

War

Production Companies

BBC

HBO

Hostile Waters Trailers

Cast

Cap. Britanov

Rutger Hauer

Aurora Skipper

Martin Sheen

Admiral Chernavin

Max von Sydow

Pshenishny

Colm Feore

Sergei Preminin

Rob Campbell

Admiral Quinn

Harris Yulin

Lt. Curtis

Regina Taylor

Aurora Exec. Officer

John Rothman

Kuzmenko

Michael Attwell

Sasha

Dominic Monaghan

Vladimirov

Peter Guinness

Aznabaev

James E. Kerr

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