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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) -- When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) -- When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Louis Nowra (story)
Christopher Kyle (screenplay)
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Release Date:
19 July 2002 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Fate has found its hero.
Plot:
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
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(40 articles)
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Interesting angle in familiar theme more (250 total)

Cast

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Sam Spruell ... Dmitri

Peter Stebbings ... Kuryshev

Christian Camargo ... Pavel
Roman Podhora ... Lapinsh

Sam Redford ... Vasily
Steve Nicolson ... Demichev

Liam Neeson ... Capt. Mikhail Polenin

Ravil Isyanov ... Suslov
Tim Woodward ... Partonov

Lex Shrapnel ... Kornilov
Shaun Benson ... Leonid

Kristen Holden-Ried ... Anton
Dmitry Chepovetsky ... Sergei

Christopher Redman ... Kiklidze

Tygh Runyan ... Maxim
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
K*19: The Widowmaker (International: English title) (poster title) (USA) (poster title)
K-19 - Showdown in der Tiefe (Germany)
K-19: Terreur sous la mer (Canada: French title)
K19: The Widowmaker (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
The Widowmaker (International: English title) (informal short title)
k-19 (International: English title) (informal short title)
k19 (International: English title) (informal short title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for disturbing images.
Runtime:
138 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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The scene in which Captain Vostrikov receives the instructions for the K-19 mission was shot in a formerly top-secret Russian military command center. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the "fuel fire" on board, the gas jets actually fueling the fire can clearly be seen at the bottom of the frame. more
Quotes:
Captain Alexei Vostrikov: How are the men?
Dr. Savran: How would I know? I don't know the first thing about radiation sickness.
Captain Alexei Vostrikov: Please...
Dr. Savran: I'm giving them aspirin. And I'm trying to prevent those who are dying from irradiating those of us who still have some hope.
Captain Alexei Vostrikov: Pull yourself together. You're an officer in the Soviet Navy. Go back and tell them that they're improving. As you say, you know nothing about radiation sickness. Perhaps they are.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Beautiful Boxer (2003) more
Soundtrack:
L'Internationale more

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15 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting angle in familiar theme, 28 July 2002
6/10
Author: rosscinema (rosscinema@cox.net) from Oceanside, Ca.

Forget about the accents that the actors use in this film. They don't convince anyone that they're Russian. But the story of a nuclear submarine that suffers a leak in the cooling system is fairly interesting. The sacrifices that these men had to do is pretty riveting and some of the decisions made here are ones that a normal person could not even consider! Harrison Ford seems to be having a good time playing a different type of character for a change. And Liam Neeson is actually not to bad as the captain that Ford replaces.Watching the men volunteer to try and fix the leak while exposing themselves to radiation is pretty horrific stuff and its these scenes that make the film worth while.

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