Crimson Tide (1995)

What better way to ring in the New Year than to do a deep dive….underwater into the world of submarines?  Let’s start this week with this exciting mid-‘90’s submarine thriller directed by the late, great Tony Scott.  Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman co-star as the new XO and Captain of the U.S.S. Alabama which has just set sail towards Russia as word gets out of a possible revolution there and the frightening possibility of a new military leader getting control of Russian nuclear weapons.  The submarine starts receiving messages about a possible launch of nuclear weapons but then…more messages start to come through and they’re not all clear.  What follows is an epic battle of wills between two leaders who disagree over what to do next...tensions get increasingly heightened on the boat with other crewmates as well, played by James Gandolfini, George Dzunda, Viggo Mortensen, and several others.  Host: Geoff Gershon Producer: Marlene GershonEXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNINGhttps://livingforthecinema.com/#livingforthecinema #moviereviews #crimsontide #denzelwashington #genehackman #coldwar #USSAlabama #jamesgandolfini #tonyscott #hanszimmer Send us Fan MailSupport the showhttps://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/