The Hunt for Red October

Ivan Putin: [reading, in Russian] "Behold, I am coming as a thief... and he gathered them all together in a place called Armageddon... [English] and the Seventh Angel poured forth his bowl into the air, and a voice cried out from Heaven, saying, "It is done!" A man of your responsibilities reading about the end of the world? And what's this? "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Ramius: It is an ancient Hindu text, quoted by an American. Putin: An American? Ramius: Mmm. He invented the atomic bomb. He was later accused of being a communist.

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Captain Marko Ramius: I want you and the doctor to witness this. I'm removing the political officer's missile key, and I'm keeping it myself. Dr. Petrov: Captain, I think we should report this to Red Fleet Command. Ramius: I'm afraid that's impossible, doctor. Our orders are for strict radio silence. Petrov: This is most unnerving, captain. The reason for having two missile keys is so that no one man may... Ramius: May what? Petrov: ...may arm the missiles. Ramius: Thank you. That will be all, doctor.

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Captain Marko Ramius: Comrades, this is your captain. It is an honor to speak to you today, and I am honored to be sailing with you on the maiden voyage of our Motherland's most recent achievement. Once more, we play our dangerous game, a game of chess against our old adversary — the American Navy. For 40 years, your fathers before you and your older brothers played this game and played it well. But today, the game is different. We have the advantage and it reminds me of the heady days of Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin, when the world trembled at the sound of our rockets. Well, they will tremble again — at the sound of our silence. The order is: [looks at Vasily Borodin] engage for silent drive. Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin: Aye, sir. Ballast control, open outer doors. Crewman: Yes, open outer doors. Borodin: [to dive officer] Diving command. Engage caterpillar and secure main engines. [confirms caterpillar drive doors opening] Doors opening, Captain. Ramius: Comrades, our own fleet doesn

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Marko Ramius: [cuts in; everybody quiets] There will be no going back. [as he eats] Before we sailed, I dispatched a letter to Admiral Padorin, in which I announced our intention... to defect. Lt Viktor Slavin: In the name of God, why? Ramius: When he reached the New World, Cortés burned his ships. As a result, his men were well-motivated. Officer No 1: You have signed our death warrants. Officer No 2: Padorin will send the entire fleet. Lt Yuri Stadnyuk: Jesus, they'll find us. They'll find us and - Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin: No one's going to find us. That's enough, Yuri! Slavin: You had to do it, huh? You couldn't just turn the submarine over to the Americans. You had to make a political statement. Or was it something deeper, Captain... something that made you unable to slip away? Was it ego, Captain? Ramius: We each have our reasons, Viktor. My own began the day I was handed the blueprints for this ship... a ship which had but one use. And as for the rest, well, those are thi

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Lieutenant Engineer Melekhin: I found out what happened to the caterpillar drive. The buffer circuit has been torn out. It was only a matter of time before an overload shut down the whole caterpillar. Captain Marko Ramius: What are you saying? Melekhin: Whoever did this knew how to cripple the caterpillar in a way not easy to find. Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin: Captain, we have a saboteur onboard. Ramius: It can't be any of the officers. They had all the time in the world before we put to sea. Must be a member of the crew. [turns to Vasily] Go below, to Putin's cabin. Check his files for information on the crew. We may have to put them off before we planned.

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Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin: I will live in Montana. And I will marry a round American woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe even a "recreational vehicle." And drive from state to state. Do they let you do that? Captain Marko Ramius: Oh, yes. Borodin: No papers? Ramius: No papers, state to state. Borodin: Well then, in winter I will live in... Arizona. Actually, I think I will need two wives. Ramius: Oh, at least.

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