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Phantom

Phantom

You will never see it coming.

20135.91h 39m

Overview

The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.

Directed by Todd Robinson
Written by Todd Robinson
Produced by Julian Adams, John Watson, Pen Densham
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $1.2M

Top Cast

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Demi

David Duchovny

David Duchovny

Bruni

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Markov

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Alex

Johnathon Schaech

Johnathon Schaech

Pavlov

Jason Beghe

Jason Beghe

Semak

Dagmara Dominczyk

Dagmara Dominczyk

Sophi

Derek Magyar

Derek Magyar

Garin

Sean Patrick Flanery

Sean Patrick Flanery

Tyrtov

Jason Gray-Stanford

Jason Gray-Stanford

Sasha

Themes & Keywords

submarinecold warsoviet union

About Phantom

Phantom is a thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of submarine, cold war, soviet union. Directed by Todd Robinson, it stars Ed Harris, David Duchovny, Lance Henriksen. The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.

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