The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
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The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming is a 1966 American comedy film. Based on the Nathaniel Benchley juvenile novel, The Off-Islanders, it was adapted for the screen by William Rose. It tells the Cold War story of the comedic chaos which occurs when a Soviet submarine accidentally runs aground near a small New England town.
Primary cast
- Alan Arkin : Lt. Rozanov
- Carl Reiner : Walt Whittaker
- Eva Marie Saint : Elspeth Whittaker
- Brian Keith : Police Chief Link Mattocks
- Jonathan Winters : Officer Norman Jones
- Paul Ford : Fendall Hawkins
- Theodore Bikel : The Russian captain
- Tessie O'Shea : Alice Foss (telephone operator)
- John Phillip Law : Alexei Kolchin
- Ben Blue : Luther Grilk
Awards (wins):
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Alan Arkin)
- Writers Guild of America - Best Written American Comedy (William Rose)
Awards (nominations):
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- Directors Guild of America - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Norman Jewison)
- Academy Award for Best Actor (Alan Arkin)
- Academy Award for Film Editing (Hal Ashby & J. Terry Williams)
- Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay (William Rose)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (William Rose)