The Hunt for Red October vessel. It is equipped with a cutting-edge silent propulsion system, known as the caterpillar drive, that makes audio detection by passive sonar extremely difficult and enables the submarine to sneak its way into American offshore waters and launch nuclear missiles with little or no warning. As the ship leaves the shipyard at Polyarny, Ramius kills Ivan Putin, his political officer, to ensure that he will not interfere with the defection. Initially, Ramius was instructed to conduct military exercises with Soviet attack submarine "V. K. Konovalov", commanded by his former student Viktor Tupolev, for the purpose of testing the effectiveness of
Red Canyon (2008 film) It was released in October 2009 and on DVD October 20, 2009. Red Canyon (2008 film) Red Canyon is a 2008 film directed by Giovanni Rodriguez, produced by Laura Pratt, and written by Rodriguez and Pratt. It was filmed in the badlands of Utah in 2007, and stars Norman Reedus, Justin Hartley and Christine Lakin The film is also notable for the ending and the directorial debut of Giovanni Rodriguez, the stepson of well-known artist Antonio Martorell. A brother and sister, Devon (Tim Draxl) and Regina (Christine Lakin), survive a brutal attack in the small town in which their mother