Character mistake: The crew many times refers to the sub as a ship - subs are always called a boat.
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
1 character mistake
Directed by: John Sturges
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown
Character mistake: The crew many times refers to the sub as a ship - subs are always called a boat.
David Jones: May I ask, Captain, when we expect to reach the ice barrier?
Cmdr. Ferraday: Yes, you may ask.
Trivia: The famed aviator Howard Hughes was supposedly obsessed with this film, and sources claim it was his favorite. In his later years as a recluse, he allegedly would watch this film daily in his private theater.
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