Review by troitsky

The list of known mistakes in this movie is impressive. There are two more episodes in it that are just stupid. First, the crew sings the USSR National Anthem underwater. It's absolutely incredible since the general rule on submarines is "keep silent" (to lower noise). Singing out loud is absolutely out of question. Second, Sean Connery has a rather big beard. Again, it's not suitable for a submariner: with such a beard one would have difficulty putting on a respirator or a scuba mask in emergency. Actually it's the only modern submarine movie with a bearded officer on board. I've read the novel (it was published in Russian pretty soon after its release) but I can't remember if these two mistakes are in Clancy's book as well.