Ice Station Zebra (1968)

About this episode

The episode explores the 1968 film Ice Station Zebra, discussing its themes and humor.

We're taking a nuclear submarine to the Arctic in John Sturges' 1968 hidden gem Ice Station Zebra. Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown and Ernest Borgnine (hilariously playing a Russian) all pile into a submarine for a mysterious mission to Ice Station Zebra at the North Pole. Follow along as the cinephiles take you through this epic adventure yarn, tell you all about John Sturges' place in cinema, and make you laugh out loud with what they consider to be the salacious subversive subtext. It's one of our funniest episodes yet. Not for the faint of heart!

People in this episode

Host: Dirty Rotten Cinephiles

Topics covered

• nuclear submarine
• Arctic adventure
• John Sturges
• film analysis
• comedy
• 1960s cinema

Keywords

• Ice Station Zebra
• John Sturges
• Rock Hudson
• Patrick McGoohan
• Jim Brown
• Ernest Borgnine
• 1968 film
• submarine movie
• comedy podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ice Station Zebra

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