Fan CastingThe Hunt for Red October

The red October Typhoon class is the most modern SNLE in the Soviet Navy. Equipped with a hydrojet called the caterpillar, it is quieter than its counterparts. It is commanded by Marko Ramius, one of the best submariners in the USSR and a true living legend in the navy of his country. A few days after its departure from the Kola Peninsula, the American navy noted a very significant upsurge in the activity of the Soviet naval forces, rushing towards the American Atlantic coast. Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst, compiles all the available information and concludes that, presumably, Commander Ramius wants to defect and settle in the United States.read more