Could terrorists actually detonate a weapon of mass destruction on United States soil? According to the CIA, at least 20 countries - nearly half of them in the Middle East and South Asia - already have or may be developing weapons of mass destruction. Moreover, it is a matter of public record that there were tens of thousands of them constructed and waiting on launching pads during the Cold War. To this day, according to a published report, 164 transportable warheads are still unaccounted for.
Starring Ben Affleck as CIA Analyst Jack Ryan and Morgan Freeman as CIA Director William Cabot, "The Sum of All Fears" is a chillingly realistic portrait of what could happen if one of those weapons fell into the wrong hands. Eerily prescient in the current political climate, the film is a frightening depiction of how quickly fear can escalate into a paranoia that dominates man's ability to reason.
Published in August 1991, Tom Clancy's "The Sum of All Fears" was on The New York Times bestseller list for over six months and has currently sold over six million copies. It is the fourth of Clancy's best-selling novels to be brought to the screen by producer Mace Neufeld, who also produced the global hits, "The Hunt for Red October," which won an Academy Award, and grossed over $188 million worldwide; "Patriot Games," which grossed over $173 million worldwide; and "Clear and Present Danger," which grossed over $212 million worldwide and was nominated for two Oscars.
Starring Ben Affleck as CIA Analyst Jack Ryan and Morgan Freeman as CIA Director William Cabot, "The Sum of All Fears" is a chillingly realistic portrait of what could happen if one of those weapons fell into the wrong hands. Eerily prescient in the current political climate, the film is a frightening depiction of how quickly fear can escalate into a paranoia that dominates man's ability to reason.
Published in August 1991, Tom Clancy's "The Sum of All Fears" was on The New York Times bestseller list for over six months and has currently sold over six million copies. It is the fourth of Clancy's best-selling novels to be brought to the screen by producer Mace Neufeld, who also produced the global hits, "The Hunt for Red October," which won an Academy Award, and grossed over $188 million worldwide; "Patriot Games," which grossed over $173 million worldwide; and "Clear and Present Danger," which grossed over $212 million worldwide and was nominated for two Oscars.
