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The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
starring: Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith, Jonathan Winters
directed by: Norman Jewison

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792853725
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792853725
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 15, 2002
Running Time: 126 minutes
Sales Rank: 1856
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: May 25, 1966

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When a sightseeing Soviet commander runs his submarine aground off the New England coast the crew s attempts to find a boat to dislodge them almost start WWIII! Alan Arkin leads an all-star cast including Carl Reiner Eva Marie Saint Brian Keith and Jonathan Winters in this riotous uproarious [and] side-splitting (Cue) comedy! Russian Lt. Rozanov (Arkin) and his crew hit the beaches of Massachusetts unaware of the panic they re about to start. Despite the Russians harmless intentions the folks in town think a full-scale Soviet invasion has been launched! What s worse their police chief (Keith) has left his hysterical assistant (Winters) in charge and the one man who knows the truth (Reiner) is only stirring up more chaos!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NR UPC: 027616880185 Manufacturer No: 1003900

Amazon.com essential video:
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming looks overly cute now, but really, it was pretty hip for 1966. The cold war was in full deep-freeze when this well-meaning comedy tried to thaw things out a little: a Soviet submarine beaches on the New England coast, sending the locals into a paranoid frenzy. The chief pleasure of the film is Alan Arkin as the sub captain; this was Arkin's first major film role, and he had already mastered his exasperated, slow-burning frown (to say nothing of mastering his Russian dialogue). Arkin snagged an Oscar® nomination, with the movie receiving nominations for best picture, adapted screenplay, and editing--nods that reflect the film's smashing success at the box office. Somewhat dated now, the movie still has its place in the roster of raucous, American small-town comedies; seen in childhood, it will linger nicely as a depiction of foolish grown-ups. --Robert Horton

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- One of the all time Greats!!
This movie is a true classic. A cold war movie before there were cold war movies, it is both funny and poignant from beginning to end (mostly funny). The cast is top notch hollywood and television stars (Carl Reiner, Alan Arkin, Brian Keith, Jonathan Winters, etc. etc. the list goes on and on. AND Alan Arkin is the greatest!

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- "Emergency! Emergency! Everybody to get from street!"
So you don't understand the 1960s international context that motivates this video?.... Not to worry! Are you skeptical that humor on film could have such an extended shelf life?...No concern! Perhaps you're not familiar with the somewhat twisted path taken by the fertile mind of Carl Reiner?...Now there's something you need to change!

"The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!" tugs on the viewer with a combination of mini-projectiles of finely-nuanced verbal and visual humor, ... Read More

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- The Russians are Coming,The Russians are coming
Funny, a real delight of what could happen when two groups of people who do not get along find humor and that their differences are non existant.

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- Omigosh! Could This Really Happen???
In the midst of the Cold War, two significant events occured which threatened to defuse tensions between the USA and the Soviet Union.

One was the Harlem Globetrotters, America's basketball team, who toured the globe, executing fantastic plays, such as kicking a field goal into the basket from the other end of the court and the tall guy sticking his hand up through the basket to catch the ball to prevent a score. The antics of the Globetrotters kept the referees in apoplexy and the crowd ... Read More

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- "Emergency, Emergency, Everybody To Get From Street!"
Do you remember that hilarious comedy film from '66 titled `The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'? If you've never seen it you're in for a treat. This movie is an ingenious spoof concerning the Cold War mindset in America during the sixties and posits the question "How would we react if we were to encounter a group of Russian servicemen wander about in our community?"

Well that's just what happens in `The Russians Are Coming, the Russian Are Coming'. A Russian submarine runs aground ... Read More

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