Hostile Waters (TV 1997)

In October 1986, a Russian submarine carrying nuclear missles collides with an American nuclear submarine off the coast of Bermuda.

Director:

David Drury

Writer:

Troy Kennedy-Martin

Stars:

Rutger Hauer, Martin Sheen, Max von Sydow

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rutger Hauer	...	Capt. Britanov
Martin Sheen	...	Aurora Skipper
Max von Sydow	...	Admiral Chernavin
Colm Feore	...	Pshenishny
Rob Campbell	...	Sergei Preminin
Harris Yulin	...	Admiral Quinn
Regina Taylor	...	Lieutenant Curtis
John Rothman	...	Aurora Exec. Officer
Michael Attwell	...	Kuzmenko
Dominic Monaghan	...	Sasha
Peter Guinness	...	Vladimirov
James E. Kerr	...	Aznabaev
Alexis Denisof	...	John Baker
William Marsh	...	Acoustics Officer
Seamus McQuade	...	Helmsman

Storyline

The True story of how an antiquated Russian Project 667a "Yankee" Class Submarine, K-219 collides with a Hunter Killer "Los Angeles" Class American submarine causing a leakage in the K-219's missile bays, almost leading to nuclear meltdown in it's reactors off the shores of Bermuda.

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Plot Keywords:

submarine | ship wreck | cold war | accident

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Taglines:

We were seconds from death and we didn't know it.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and peril

Details

Country:

France Germany UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aguas turbulentas

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Flach Film, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Captain Britanov filed a suit in 2001, claiming that Warner Bros. did not seek or receive his permission to use his story or his character for a movie. He also claimed that the movie did not portray the events accurately and made him look incompetent. In September 2004, a court ruled in Britanov's favor. Captain Britanov declines to state the amount of the award; descriptions range from "substantial damages" down to tens of thousands of dollars.

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Goofs

The Los Angeles-class sub in the movie with designation SNN 710 was called the "Aurora". Its actually name is the "Augusta".

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Quotes

Capt. Britanov: Good Morning Pshenishny. You smell wonderful today. Are you wearing aftershave?
[as he walks away]
Capt. Britanov: How are things in Moscow?

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Connections

Referenced in K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

User Reviews

As good as "Red October"

It is debatable whether one should put down this film because of its inaccurate portrayal of the book it's based on, but as a TV movie this proved very tight and and absorbing. Director David Drury has done wonders on what I assumed is a very small budget. Rutger Hauer is excellent as the Captain forced to make impromptu decisions with life and death consequences. His challenge was how to keep the pride and dignity of the Soviet people in such dire circumstances. Sadly, the Soviet captain may be revered as a hero by America but in the Soviet Union he has been labelled a villain.

Admittedly the roles of people like Martin Sheen and Max Von Sydow were much underplayed, but this is excusable considering most of the tension centered in the Soviet sub. Besides Hauer, the acting by the rest of the Soviet crew was superb. There are many submarine-based movies of late, and although I'm watching this three years late, Hostile Waters certainly has kept it's head high. I'd rank this movie as good as "The Hunt For Red October".