The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
Directed by Norman Jewison · 126 min · Comedy, War
50.7 TOPICAL score · #1,872 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966, directed by Norman Jewison) has a TOPICAL score of 50.7 - ranked 1,872 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 2 awards from 6 nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Critics: 83% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (141 ratings) · IMDb 7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.
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- Critics83% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (141 ratings) · IMDb 7/10
- Awards2 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages
- Still read12,366 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint (actor #233), Alan Arkin (actor #271), Brian Keith (actor #1,782)