TOM CLANCY Movies
March 3, 2022
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Tom Clancy, (full name Thomas Leo Clancy, Jr.) was born on April 12, 1947, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

Thirty years ago, Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker. Before that, he had been an English major at Baltimore's Loyola College. He had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, showed his passion for naval history. The book sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it "the perfect yarn."

From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He created the techno-thriller— a suspenseful novel that relies on extensive knowledge of military technology and espionage.

His first novel, the surprise Cold War best seller The Hunt for Red October (1984; film 1990), introduced his popular protagonist, CIA agent Jack Ryan, who was featured in a number of his later books. Red Storm Rising (1986), Patriot Games (1987; film 1992), Clear and Present Danger 1989; film 1994), The Sum of All Fears (1991; film 2002), Rainbow Six (1998), The Bear and the Dragon (2000), The Teeth of the Tiger (2003), Dead or Alive (2010), and Command Authority (2013) are subsequent novels.

Tom Clancy was America's, and the world's, favorite international thriller author. Starting with The Hunt for Red October, all of his previous books have hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. His books, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, PATRIOT GAMES, CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT and WITHOUT REMORSE have been made into major motion pictures. A new TV series, TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN, is now airing.

Clancy’s nonfiction works included Into the Storm: A Study in Command (1997), co-written with Fred Franks, Jr., and Every Man a Tiger (1999; updated ed. 2005), co-written with Chuck Horner. Clancy also created video games and was co-owner (from 1993) of the Baltimore Orioles major league baseball team.

He passed away due to heart failure on October 1, 2013, in Baltimore.

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THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

In 1984, during the Cold War, Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius, disillusioned with his government, takes command of the Red October, a revolutionary stealth submarine. His plan: defect to the United States with his officers and the sub. The Soviets, believing Ramius is launching a rogue attack, hunt him down.

The U.S. Navy, initially confused, sends analyst Jack Ryan to determine Ramius's true intentions. Ryan, risking his career, convinces his superiors of the defection plot. A tense underwater game of cat-and-mouse ensues, with both superpowers unknowingly converging on the Red October, culminating in a daring deception and a successful defection amidst the escalating global tension.

PATRIOT GAMES

While on vacation in London, former CIA analyst Jack Ryan thwarts a terrorist attack on a member of the British royal family, killing one of the assailants, Sean Miller's younger brother. Miller, a radical Irish republican, is captured but vows revenge. After Miller escapes prison, he relentlessly hunts Ryan and his family, injuring Ryan's wife and daughter.

Forced back into the CIA, Ryan races against time to track Miller and his cell, leading to a deadly showdown at Ryan's secluded Maryland home as the terrorists attempt to kidnap the royal family, who are visiting Ryan. Ryan must protect his family and the royals from the vengeful Miller.

CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

When a close friend of the U.S. President is murdered by a Colombian drug cartel, newly appointed Acting CIA Deputy Director Jack Ryan is thrust into a covert war. Unbeknownst to Ryan, the President and his National Security Advisor have secretly authorized a black-ops mission to retaliate against the cartel.

As Ryan investigates the legal channels, he uncovers the unauthorized military operation and the betrayal of American soldiers deployed to Colombia. Risking everything, Ryan works to expose the conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government and rescue the abandoned troops, leading to a dangerous confrontation with both the cartel and his own corrupt superiors.

THE SUM OF ALL FEARS

A newly appointed CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a global crisis when a Neo-Nazi terrorist group acquires a nuclear bomb. Their plan: detonate it on American soil, framing Russia, and ignite a full-scale nuclear war between the two superpowers.

As the bomb explodes in Baltimore, the world teeters on the brink of Armageddon. Ryan, with his deep understanding of Russian politics and an intuitive grasp of the true culprits' motives, races against time to convince both the American and Russian presidents that they are being manipulated. He must expose the real masterminds to avert a catastrophic, mutual annihilation.

JACK RYAN - SHADOW RECRUIT

This origin story for Jack Ryan sees him as a brilliant economics student who joins the Marines after 9/11, sustaining a severe back injury. Recruited by the CIA, he works undercover on Wall Street, tracking suspicious financial activities. He uncovers a plot by Russian oligarch Viktor Cherevin to collapse the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.

Ryan travels to Moscow to investigate, where he's drawn into a dangerous field operation, narrowly escaping assassination. With the help of his handler, Thomas Harper, and his unsuspecting fiancée, Cathy, Ryan races against time to expose Cherevin's scheme and prevent a global financial catastrophe and widespread terror.

WITHOUT REMORSE

After his pregnant wife is brutally murdered in a targeted home invasion, Navy SEAL John Kelly embarks on a relentless path of vengeance. He systematically hunts down those responsible, discovering they are Russian operatives retaliating for a top-secret mission he participated in.

His actions land him in prison, but he's recruited by the CIA for a black-ops mission to capture a rogue Russian ex-Spetsnaz officer. Kelly uncovers a deeper conspiracy involving high-ranking US officials who orchestrated the conflict to ignite a war with Russia. Now, fueled by grief and a thirst for justice, Kelly must expose the truth and eliminate the corrupt individuals who betrayed his country and destroyed his life.

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