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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| 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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Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson are both veterans of the Star Wars films. Ford played Han Solo in Episodes IV through VII, while Neeson played Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). At one point during filming, Neeson joked about his character getting to use a lightsaber, while Ford bragged about his character surviving more than one film. See more »Goofs
The sound the camera makes when the group shot of the crew is taken on the ice is that of a fixed shutter, but the camera being used (either a Leica or a Russian copy) would have had a focal-plane shutter. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I am one of those people who rolls their eyes at war and submarine films. For some reason, I find the claustrophobic atmosphere irritating and often bore of them in any case.
But this was gripping. Most of the drama actually takes place on the submarine rather than annoyingly cutting between onboard the submarine and the outside world the whole way through the film.
The acting was surprisingly good. In fact, exceptional, even though anyone could point flaws in the Russian accents. The drama was intense and overall, the film was gripping and easy to follow. The story unfolded, avoiding the temptation to overplay irrelevant aspects of the story. It's unfortunate that it was a box office bomb, but I think a great deal of that had to do with some unnecessary "show off" special effects, when the film ultimately hit its heights and greatness in the last 45 minutes, where a basic set and some good lighting is all that was needed.
If I had one complaint, it would be that the early stages could have been shortened because the film makers seemed hell-bent on trying to build a sense of intense camaraderie within the ship's crew, but somehow the dialogue and early events didn't quite do it correctly. Or perhaps it wasn't so necessary to harp on about so much. Nonetheless, it was a great watch and I was pleasantly surprised, even if you don't like movies of this genre.