On this day in 1995, the action thriller ‘Crimson Tide’ was released by Disney’s Hollywood Pictures. Starring Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington, the film takes place on a U.S. nuclear submarine in a time of tension following the Cold War. Different interpretations of orders to launch nuclear missiles create conflict among the officers, potentially leading to mutiny. These events mirror a real-world incident onboard a Soviet submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis. [30 years ago in 2025]