Powerhouse Gene Hackman (Unforgiven) and box office sensation Denzel Washington (The Pelican Brief) star in the smash-hit suspense thriller CRIMSON TIDE

No-nonsense combat veteran Captain Frank Ramsey (Hackman) and his newly-instated first officer Ron Hunter (Washington) are caught in the middle of a global crisis.

On board a nuclear submarine, theyre heading for Russia where radical nationalists are threatening to start World War 3. But when they receive an unverified message to launch their missiles, Ramsey and Hunter clash over the validity of the orders.

With nuclear holocaust close at hand, mutiny erupts on the sub - pitting the entire crew against each other in a showdown that will decide the fate of the world.

A direct hit among audiences worldwide, CRIMSON TIDE surfaces as one of the best action films of the year!