Was the movie "The Hunt For Red October" based on a real event? And where is Murmansk, Russia where the sub was stationed?

darthrevan89

It's based on the book, which was inspired by reality: The Hunt for Red October was inspired by two real incidents. In 1961, Soviet Navy submarine captain Jonas Pleðkys, a Lithuanian, sailed his vessel from Klaipëda to Gotland in Sweden, not the planned destination of Tallinn. The Soviet authorities sentenced him in his absence to death by firing squad, but the CIA hid him, first in Guatemala and later in the United States. On November 8, 1975, the Soviet Navy frigate Storozhevoy mutinied. At the time, the Western powers believed it was an attempt to defect from Latvia to the Swedish island of Gotland. The mutiny was led by the ship's Political Officer, Captain Valery Sablin. The mutiny was unsuccessful, and Sablin was captured, court-martialed, and executed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Red_October Jul 04 08, 7:51 AM

darthrevan89

Murmansk is a city in the extreme northwest part of Russia with a seaport on the Kola Bay, 12 km from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland. Population: 320,900; 336,137 (2002 Census); 468,039 (1989 Census). The city is an important navy base for the Russian Navy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murmansk Jul 04 08, 7:52 AM

BRY2K

Yes, it was based on a real event: In November 1975, Soviet anti-nuclear submarine frigate FFG Storozhevoy is docked in Riga, Latvia for normal maintenance and repair after six months at sea. Third in command Captain Valery Sablin is appalled by the wide corruption of leading Brezhnev officials and much of the bureaucracy overrun by party hacks including Soviet navy brass. He sees fat cats taking shortcuts with the lives of sailors to pocket money and obtains the best items for themselves and their family. Outraged as only a true believer can be, the Marxist/Leninist fundamentalist decides to take control of the vessel and sail to Leningrad where he would broadcast to the people to overthrown the corrupted. All went well with his plan until the Kremlin learned what he was doing and interceded. This is the real events of the Soviet naval mutiny that led to the novel and movie The Hunt for Red October. http://mainstreamfiction.blogspot.com/2008/03/mutiny-true-events-that-inspired-hunt.html Not sure about the Murmansk part of your Q. Jul 04 08, 7:52 AM