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The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming is a 1966 American comedy film. Based on the Nathaniel Benchley juvenile novel, The Off-Islanders, it was adapted for the screen by William Rose. The movie tells the Cold War story of the comedic chaos which ensues when the Soviet submarine, Спрут (Sprut, Octopus), accidentally runs aground near a small New England town.

• Alan Arkin  : Lt. Rozanov
• Carl Reiner  : Walt Whittaker (aka "Whittaker Walt")
• Eva Marie Saint  : Elspeth Whittaker
• Brian Keith  : Police Chief Link Mattocks
• Jonathan Winters  : Officer Norman Jones
• Paul Ford  : Fendall Hawkins
• Theodore Bikel  : The Russian Captain
• Tessie O'Shea  : Alice Foss (telephone operator)
• John Phillip Law  : Alexei Kolchin
• Ben Blue  : Luther Grilk

• Andrea Dromm : Alison Palmer
• Sheldon Collins  : Pete Whittaker (as Sheldon Golomb)
• Guy Raymond  : Lester Tilly
• Cliff Norton  : Charlie Hinkson
• Richard Schaal  : Oscar Maxwell

Despite being set on the fictional "Gloucester Island" off the coast of New England, the movie was actually filmed on the California coast in Mendocino. The harbor scenes, however, were filmed in a small town south of Fort Bragg, California. Because of the filming location, the dawn scene at the beginning of the movie was actually filmed at dusk.

The submarine used in the movie is actually a fabrication. The US Navy refused to loan one of their own and also barred the studio from bringing a real Russian submarine, forcing the studio to create their own. It is segmented into 4 parts, each having its own motor to power it. Upon close inspection while watching the film, you can actually see the separate parts as the "sub" floats in the water.

Awards (wins):

• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Alan Arkin)
• Writers Guild of America - Best Written American Comedy (William Rose)

Awards (nominations):

• Academy Award for Best Picture
• Directors Guild of America - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Norman Jewison)
• Academy Award for Best Actor (Alan Arkin)
• Academy Award for Film Editing (Hal Ashby & J. Terry Williams)
• Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay (William Rose)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (William Rose)

• "Emergency, everybody to get from street." (Alan Arkin as Lt. Rozanov)

• The Russians are coming
• Whiskey on the rocks

• The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming at the Internet Movie Database