The Hunt for Red October (film) takes place in 1984 during the Cold War. Tony Seiniger designed the film's poster and drew inspiration from Soviet poster art, utilizing bold red, white and black graphics. According to him, the whole ad campaign was designed to have a "techno-suspense quality to it". The idea was to play up the thriller aspects and downplay the political elements. The film caused a minor sensation in the black projects submarine warfare technology community. In one scene, where USS "Dallas" is chasing "Red October" through the submarine canyon, the crew can be heard calling out that they have various "milligal anomalies". This
Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red Barn British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films. Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red Barn Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red Barn is a 1913 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey. It was based on the 1827 Red Barn Murder. A Suffolk squire murders a young pregnant woman who had demanded that he marry her. The story of "Maria Marten" was a popular stage melodrama of the Victorian era, and five films based on the story were made between 1902 and 1935. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National