We believe that these doors, here on the bow and again on the stern, enclose a unique propulsion system, a magneto-hydrodynamic drive, or caterpillar, that would enable the sub to run virtually silent.

13 seconds sound clip from the The Hunt for Red October movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:35:37.916 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Just give him a rundown on the sub and a precis of the stuff in your hand.

- He's liable to ask some direct questions. Give him direct answers. Tell him what you think. Come on.

- Gentlemen, the last 24 hours have seen some extraordinary Soviet Naval activity.

- The first to sail was this ship, we believe called the Red October in reference to the October Revolution of 1917.

- A variant of the typhoon class, she's some 650 feet long and 32000 tons submerged displacement... roughly the same size as a World War II aircraft carrier.

- We believe that these doors, here on the bow and again on the stern, enclose a unique propulsion system, a magneto-hydrodynamic drive, or caterpillar, that would enable the sub to run virtually silent.

- It is possible that this new drive system allowed the captain, a man named Ramius, their senior and perhaps most respected commander... Do we have his picture available?

- Allowed Ramius to elude one of our attack boats, the Dallas, which trailed Red October from harbor this morning.

- It is also possible that this drive system, if operable, could render the Red October undetectable to our SOSUS warning nets in the Atlantic.

- Mr. Ryan, would you characterize this as a first-strike weapon?

- That is a possibility, sir.

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