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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Title: K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sam Spruell | ... | Dmitri | |
| Peter Stebbings | ... | Kuryshev | |
| Christian Camargo | ... | Pavel | |
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Roman Podhora | ... | Lapinsh |
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Sam Redford | ... | Vasily |
| Steve Nicolson | ... | Demichev | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Capt. Mikhail Polenin | |
| Ravil Isyanov | ... | Suslov | |
| Tim Woodward | ... | Partonov | |
| Lex Shrapnel | ... | Kornilov | |
| Shaun Benson | ... | Leonid | |
| Kris Holden-Ried | ... | Anton (as Kristen Holden-Ried) | |
| Dmitry Chepovetsky | ... | Sergei | |
| Christopher Redman | ... | Kiklidze | |
| Tygh Runyan | ... | Maxim | |
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The story of USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine's crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers. Written by Anonymous
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radiation sickness | radioactive contamination | submarine | nuclear submarine | cancer |Taglines:
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Release Date:
19 July 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$12,778,459, 21 July 2002, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$35,168,966Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$30,547,160Company Credits
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First Light Production, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG, Intermedia Films See more »
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Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Florian Tessloff
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The US Navy helicopter flying around the K-19 is a Sikorsky S-58T, which had its first flight on 19 August 1970, about 9 years after the incident had taken place. In fact, this is not a Sikorsky S-58T but is a UH-24 which is a variant of the S-58T. The S-58T is the Civilian designator for this bird. Also, the S-58T ended production in 1970. It first entered service in 1954 so therefore COULD have (and actually Would have) been the helicopter used to scout the K-19. See more »Soundtracks
Moonlight SonataWritten by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Florian Tessloff
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Forget the critics, forget about the whiney Russian sailors: this film is worth watching. This just goes to show how idiotic the general viewing public has become. Critics have become nothing but a bunch of "good review" whores who work for commission and free gifts. It just goes to show idiotic they are, embracing schlock like Spider-man but putting down audacity like this film. For shame. With a good cast, excellent tension and Harrison Ford, they still want more action and silly exposition.
Maybe it is the subject matter, or maybe it's the fact Harrison Ford isn't killing anyone and trying to act sexy, but I cannot understand why anyone would put this film down. I don't think this film is detrimental to the reputations to the Russian sailors, who were portrayed with gusto and bravado not exhibited in most submarine films. Also, the claustrophobic nature of the film must have been difficult to film, considering the close quarters the characters had to work with. Overall, the film probably could have used some fine tuning, but the way it is, it is still quite a film to watch. 7.2/10