The Hunt for Red October (1990) – Filming Locations
Action / Thriller · Directed by John McTiernan · Starring Sean Connery
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
Where was The Hunt for Red October filmed?
- Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, Wilmington – Submarine interior scenes and underwater sequences filmed in tanks and on the river. Primary production hub where most interior submarine sets were constructed and filmed, with the Cape Fear River used for exterior water sequences
- Iceland – Arctic Ocean scenes and submarine surface sequences in northern waters. The dramatic Icelandic landscape and North Atlantic waters provided authentic Arctic environment backdrops for the film's opening and mid-section naval sequences
- Washington, D.C., United States, Washington – CIA and military command center scenes with government officials and intelligence briefings. Exterior shots and sequences at the Pentagon and other Washington government facilities lend authenticity to the Cold War military and intelligence operations depicted
- San Diego, California, United States, San Diego – U.S. Navy carrier operations and submarine warfare command sequences. Real U.S. Navy facilities and an active carrier provided authentic military naval environment and operational credibility to the film's depiction of American naval forces