The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)

  • NR
  • 05/25/1966 (US)
  • Comedy, War
  • 2h 6m

IT'S A PLOT! ...to make the world die laughing!!

Overview

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.

Norman Jewison

Director

Nathaniel Benchley

Novel

William Rose

Screenplay

Cast

Carl Reiner's headshot

Carl Reiner

Walt Whittaker
Eva Marie Saint's headshot

Eva Marie Saint

Elspeth Whittaker
Alan Arkin's headshot

Alan Arkin

Lt. Rozanov
Brian Keith's headshot

Brian Keith

Police Chief Link Mattocks
Paul Ford's headshot

Paul Ford

Fendall Hawkins
Theodore Bikel's headshot

Theodore Bikel

The Russian captain
Jonathan Winters's headshot

Jonathan Winters

Norman Jones
Tessie O'Shea's headshot

Tessie O'Shea

Alice Foss

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