Shrewd casting paired hollywood icon rock hudson with newly minted action star jim brown and 60s cult favorite patrick mcgoohan in the leads. Ransohoff had intended to cash in on the earlier maclean adaptation the guns of navarone 1961 and had originally cast two leads from that movie, david niven and gregory peck. However, as is well known, the prisoner went massively overbudget and seriously behind schedule. Allstar cast includes ernest borgnine tvs mchales navy, marty, the poseidon adventure, patrick mcgoohan tvs the prisoner, and football legend jim brown.
Patrick mcgoohan biography from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia patrick joseph mcgoohan march 19, 1928 january, 2009 was an americanborn actor, raised in ireland and england, with an extensive stage and film career, most notably in the 1960s television series danger man renamed secret agent when exported to the us, and the prisoner. Ice station zebra widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, dolby on. The submarine thriller is the better part of the book. Patrick mcgoohan, a twotime emmy awardwinning actor who starred as a british spy in the 1960s tv series secret agent and gained cult status later in. At the star studded premiere at cinerama dome some punk rushed up to hudson on the red carpet and yelled fgott. Those orders come to you from your chief of naval operations and, direct to him, from your president. Its worth buying the film just to see the always excellent patrick mcgoohan and his table thumping get me there outburst. And ernest borgnines accent seemed, mind you, to my ears, seemed although i am no expert as i. As the principal author and star of one of the most original, thoughtprovoking tv shows of all time the prisoner, patrick mcgoohan is a most deserving subject for indepth biographical study.
Ernest borgnine, patrick mcgoohan, rock hudson special features. Zebra has an excelllent cast that includes rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan. Ice station zebra 1968 zebra kutatoallomas region 2 pal dvd audio. Patrick mcgoohan list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Ernest borgnine,patrick mcgoohan, jim brown and more in this epic. Never argue with patrick mcgoohan, never piss off patrick mcgoohan, never disobey patrick mcgoohan. Ice station zebra by john sturges john sturges, rock. Shop movies starring patrick mcgoohan on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. The atomic submarine dolphin has impossible orders. In one scene in ice station zebra 1968 he was supposed to dive into the flooded torpedo room of the nuclear sub to rescue a trapped naval officer. A mysterious but highly recommended british expert dr carpenter joins the nuclear sub at the last minute. A change was made to the script so allowing olympic swimming champion murray rose, whod been cast in another role, to do the scene with him in case anything.
Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The first fifty pages of ice station zebra consist of the first person. Ice station zebra 1968 ernest borgnine, patrick mcgoohan, rock hudson. See more ideas about ice station zebra, ice station and alistair maclean. When admirers of patrick mcgoohan have completed viewing the prisoner or danger man secret agent in the u. Shadow2 said on 17jun15 in a 1975 columbo episode mcgoohan walks through an amusement park with then 6 1 leslie nielsen and seems just slightly taller, at least in the 6 1. John sturges ice station zebra 1968 was an extremely long movie but not the longest he ever did. Mcgoohan was at least three inches shorter than rock hudson in ice station zebra. Academy awardwinning cold war thriller based on alister macleans bestseller stars rock hudson as an american nuclear submarine captain in a deadly race against the soviets to find a downed satellite beneath the polar ice cap. Ice station zebra 1968 patrick mcgoohan as david jones. Patrick mcgoohan whom i believe was reasonably tall in real life looks awkwardly puny compared to rock hudson. Ice station zebra 1968 character david jones the prisoner 196768 tv. Rock hudson, ernest borgnine, patrick mcgoohan, jim brown director. A straightforward book, part submarine technothriller and part murder mystery.
Being a strong swimmer he insisted on doing the scene himself rather than use a stuntman. Ferraday and his crew, several unexpected arrivals with secret orders and enough suspicions, suspense and twists to make ice station zebra an engrossing espionage thriller the cold war heats up as john sturges the great escape. Patrick joseph mcgoohan 19 march 1928 january 2009 was an americanborn irish actor, writer, and director who was brought up in ireland and england. Ice station zebra 1968 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Ice station zebra is not responding drift ice station zebra is not answering. His move to california led to appearances in a number of films, including ice station zebra, and opposite clint eastwood in escape from alcatraz. But, the primary objective of this mission is to get me to ice station zebra. Roger langley, a lifelong fan of all things mcgoohan and cofounder of six of onethe prisoner appreciation society, is the writer best suited for. Mcgoohans other film acting credits include ice station zebra, escape from alcatraz, scanners and a time to kill. The movie was so long, in fact, that it used to get shown over two nights when it was broadcast on network television, which proved disastrous because the second half, set at the polar ice cap, barely allowed one to see the stars that mattered to the network audience.
In one scene patrick mcgoohan was supposed to dive into the flooded. His careerdefining roles were in the british television series danger man us. Patricks career didnt really suffer though, and he was, at one point in the 60s, the highest paid tv star in the uk. Ferraday and his crew, several unexpected arrivals with secret orders. In 1968 it was loosely adapted into a film of the same name.
He began his career in the united kingdom in the 1950s, relocating to the united states in the 1970s. Ernest borgnine steals scenes as a soviet defector who now works for the west. He also worked as an actor, director and writer on the hit 1970s. See more ideas about prison, romney marsh and spy shows.
The blu ray is a us import but its region free so it plays fine here in the uk, no problem at all. The movie was originally shot on super panavision 70 which is a film format roughly twice the size of regular 35mm film stock so the detail and resolution are astounding, i own the dvd version of this film and the quality of that image is excellent but the transfer here on the blu ray takes the. After completing this novel, whose plot line parallels reallife events during the cold war, maclean retired from writing for three years. Mcgoohan is very good as david jones an arrogant british spy. The screenplay is by alistair maclean, douglas heyes, harry julian fink, and w. This was never in the book, but strikes me as a successful introduction in the screenplay. Zebra has an excelllent cast that includes rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan, ernest borgnine, and jim brown. It marked a return to macleans classic arctic setting. Ice station zebra 1968 howard hughes cult film your. He was featured in john sturgess ice station zebra, david cronenbergs scanners, and played king edward the longshanks in mel gibsons braveheart. Best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas home customer service. Ice station zebra is a 1968 metrocolor cold war era suspense and espionage film. Ice station zebra is a 1968 metrocolor cold war era suspense and espionage film directed by john sturges and starring rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan, ernest borgnine, and jim brown. Ice station zebra, escape from alcatraz, braveheart, silver streak, acted on the stage, and worked with his friend peter falk on columbo.
Biography of patrick mcgoohan covering his stage, screen and television work, including brand, moby dick, danger man or secret agent as john drake, the prisoner, hell drivers, ice station zebra, braveheart, written by roger langley and with information about portmeirion, six of one the prisoner appreciation society, spanning 80 years in the life of the actor as a tribute to him. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His appearances in columbo, as well as in such notable films as ice station zebra, escape from alcatraz and braveheart, would inevitably be watched next. Ice station zebra, an arctic meteorological station, located on the ever drifting pack ice of the high arctic, has been destroyed by an equipment fire. He began his career in great britain in the 1950s, and relocated to the united states in the 1970s. Patrick mcgoohan full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Patrick mcgoohan made an american film with rock hudson directed by john sturges based upon alistair mcleans ice station zebra. This is a brilliant novel originally written in the late 1950s its appeal is still as fresh today. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. His careerdefining roles were in the british 1960s television series danger man us.
Buy ice station zebra new ed by maclean, alistair isbn. John sturges was good at directing intelligent action films e. Carpenter was renamed david jones, portrayed by patrick mcgoohan. Ice station zebra, alistair maclean, michel legrand, music score, original music, real life, novels, practical life, romans. The dolphin, an american nuclear submarine, is about to set sail on a dangerous high speed mission under the polar ice cap to rescue the badly injured team.
Or substituting mcgoohan with a different actor for an entire episode the pretext was something to do with mind transferrence in fact mcgoohan was away shooting ice. Impressive, symphonic and spacey opening credit sequence, nasa guys monitoring the arctic landing of a russian capsule, from director john sturges ice station zebra, 1968, starring rock hudson, ernest borgnine and patrick mcgoohan, from the alistair maclean novel. Ice station zebra ultimate soundtrack suite by michel legrand duration. It was the last time rock hudson ever walked a red carpet at a film premiere.
Now he is unjustifiably almost forgotten, watch anything hes in like ice station zebra where he acts the pants off all the american actors in that film, easily stealing. Sturges, john, hudson, rock, borgnine, ernest, mcgoohan, patrick, brown. Since its a drifting station, due to the north poles circular motion, nobody can actually pin point where it is. Ice station zebra and millions of other books are available for instant access. Jim brown, rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan ernest borgnine. Characterrevealing scene in ice station zebra by patrick mcgoohan as david jones not his real name.
Producer martin ransohoff bought the film rights to alistair macleans ice station zebra novel in 1964, a year after the book had been first published. Ice station zebra, alistair maclean, michel legrand, music score, original music, real life, novels, sheet music, practical life. Secret agent and the surreal psychological drama the prisoner, which he cocreated. Academy awardwinning cold war thriller based on alister macleans bestseller stars rock hudson as an american nuclear submarine captain in a deadly race aga. An american nuclear sub is sent to rescue suirvivors of a massive fire at ice station zebra, a british meteological station in the arctic. Patrick joseph mcgoohan 19 march 1928 january 2009 was an irishamerican actor, screenwriter and director. Rock hudson is convincing as the submarine captain. In fact, after reporting a catastrophic fire which killed a few of its men, the remote british arctic monitoring station went off grid. Ice station zebra was adapted in 1968, directed by john sturges and starring rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan and ernest borgnine. The prisoner star patrick mcgoohan, who has died aged 80, was one of the leading british television stars of the 1950s and 1960s. Ferraday andhis crew, several unexpected arrivals with secret orders and enough suspicions, suspense and twists to make ice station zebra an engrossing espionage thriller. Ice station zebra is a 1968 metrocolor cold war era suspense and espionage film directed by john sturges and starring rock hudson, patrick mcgoohan. Patrick mcgoohan committed himself to appearing in ice station zebra whilst he was filming his famous tv series the prisoner. To be fair to the filmakers they got the casting of patrick mcgoohan spot on every.
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