The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming

The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
Theatrical poster by Jack Davis
Directed by	Norman Jewison
Screenplay by	William Rose
Based on	The Off-Islanders 1961 novel by Nathaniel Benchley
Produced by	Norman Jewison
Starring	Carl Reiner Eva Marie Saint Alan Arkin Brian Keith Jonathan Winters Theodore Bikel Tessie O'Shea Ben Blue John Philip Law Andrea Dromm Paul Ford
Cinematography	Joseph F. Biroc
Edited by	Hal Ashby J. Terry Williams
Music by	Johnny Mandel
Production company	The Mirisch Corporation
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	May 25, 1966 (1966-05-25) (U.S.)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Russian
Budget	$3.9 million[1]
Box office	$21.7 million[2]

The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming is a 1966 American comedy film directed and produced by Norman Jewison for United Artists. The satirical story depicts the chaos following the grounding of the Soviet submarine СпруT (“SpruT”, pronounced "sproot" and meaning "octopus") off a small New England island. The film stars Alan Arkin in his first major film role, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Keith, Theodore Bikel, Jonathan Winters, John Phillip Law, Tessie O'Shea, and Paul Ford.

The screenplay is based on the 1961 Nathaniel Benchley novel The Off-Islanders, and was adapted for the screen by William Rose. The title alludes to Paul Revere's midnight ride, as does the subplot in which the town drunk (Ben Blue) rides his horse to warn people of the "invasion".

The film premiered on May 25, 1966, and was a widespread critical and commercial success.^[3] At the 39th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Alan Arkin. It also won two Golden Globes, for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Arkin.