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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

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When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander (Theodore Bikel) orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov (Alan Arkin), to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief (Brian Keith) and a vacationing television writer (Carl Reiner), while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.
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Variety Staff Variety Arkin, in his film bow, is absolutely outstanding as the courtly Russian who kisses a lady's hand even as he draws a gun. Aug 8, 2008 Full Review Empire Magazine Sweet and charmingly funny in many places, this is dated but entertaining. Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Fabulously funny! Rated: 4/5 Jun 19, 2003 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy From the same school of wacky, overblown, sixties comedies as It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and The Great Race comes this wacky, overblown, sixties comedy whose greatest asset is Alan Arkin in his memorable, Oscar-nominated film debut. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 10, 2024 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! addresses serious themes in a farcical manner and gets a breakout performance from Alan Arkin in the process. Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 18, 2024 Full Review Wendy Michener Maclean's Magazine The Russians Are Coming is not the best comedy of the year but it stands out in a lean period for good old American slapstick. Jun 27, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alan g A very funny take on the cold war. Emsemble cast meshes well. Happy ending. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/24 Full Review Shawndell J If you wanted to forecast the eventual decline of Hollywood. Its this kind of drivel that was produced in the 60's. I would rather watch Barbarella. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Larry K A fun movie. Just what you would expect from this era Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Sparky B This is an absolutely delightful film. The situation builds on itself as things slowly get out of hand on a small New England island when a Soviet submarine runs aground just off the coast. There are only a hand full of cold-war comedies worth watching....this is one of them. 😄 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review S R A sweet comedy that bridges the Cold War sides by boiling down commonalities and making fun of our fears. It's a well made movie that reminded me of better times when movies were quality and not vulgar. My only frustration was with Reiner's character and his helplessness. Regardless, Arkin won an Oscar for best actor. Saw on TCM. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/16/23 Full Review Michael W This comedy classic was pretty good. Carl Reiner, Alan Arkin, Eva Marie Saint, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was kind of entertaining, but very peculiar. It's about a town getting paranoid over fear of a Soviet invasion. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might enjoy it. That's my opinion. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander (Theodore Bikel) orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov (Alan Arkin), to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief (Brian Keith) and a vacationing television writer (Carl Reiner), while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.
Director
Norman Jewison
Producer
Norman Jewison, Walter Mirisch
Screenwriter
Nathaniel Benchley, William Rose
Distributor
United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
The Mirisch Corporation [us]
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 25, 1966, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
2h 6m
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