Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.Without hostile intent, a Soviet submarine runs aground off New England. Men are sent for a boat, but many villagers go into a tizzy, risking bloodshed.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 5 wins & 13 nominations total
Sheldon Collins
- Pete Whittaker
- (as Sheldon Golomb)
Richard Schaal
- Oscar Maxwell
- (as Dick Schaal)
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- TriviaOrdinary townspeople were used as extras in the film. They were so thrilled to be a part of production that the rushes were shown at the end of each day in a local theater. The townspeople went every night, bringing their entire families with them.
- GoofsWhen Police Chief Mattocks "breaks" Fendall Hawkins' sword over his knee, it doesn't break on the first try (hit between his hands), but half the sword can be seen flopping around outside Mattocks' right hand. It is possible either that the sword was already pre-broken/weakened in that spot, and Brian Keith "missed the mark", or that he broke it once in a previous take, but had to do a retake, and needed to "hide" the first break.
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Russian sailors: Emehrgancy! Everybody to get from street!
- Crazy creditsIn the title, the letters R and N in RUSSIANS are reversed to resemble Russian letters (which would literally translate to Ya and I), and the G in COMING is a hammer and sickle.
- Alternate versionsThe restored special widescreen letterbox version, aired on network TV, has subtitles in the lower bar for the "Russian" dialogue between the Russians in which the formated video version does not have them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison (1999)
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A personal favorite!
"Hilarious" doesn't begin to describe it! I saw this in the theater in 1966 when it first came out, and I enjoyed it immensely! Arkin was great and Bikel excels in just about everything he does! This gets ***** out of ***** with me!
So it's an excellent comedy, but like all truly great comedy, it has a dark and serious side: that people will become hysterical with xenophobia when they live in a culture that expects it of them. During the Cold War, it was a given among us kids that ALL the Russians were evil beings, godless Communist robots out to destroy us. We were taught to so regard ALL of them.
This movie serves as a poignant reminder that not everyone who lives in an officially "hostile" nation hates us.
So it's an excellent comedy, but like all truly great comedy, it has a dark and serious side: that people will become hysterical with xenophobia when they live in a culture that expects it of them. During the Cold War, it was a given among us kids that ALL the Russians were evil beings, godless Communist robots out to destroy us. We were taught to so regard ALL of them.
This movie serves as a poignant reminder that not everyone who lives in an officially "hostile" nation hates us.
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- Jul 4, 2002
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- The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
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- $3,900,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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