K-19: The Widowmaker

2002
PG-13
2h 18m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

69K

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Harrison Ford in K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

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When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

Director
- Kathryn Bigelow
Writers
- Louis Nowra
- Christopher Kyle
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

69K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Kathryn Bigelow
Writers
- Louis Nowra
- Christopher Kyle
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

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K-19: The Widowmaker

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Trivia
The director and producers of K-19 were the first Western civilians ever allowed inside the Russian naval base at the Kola Peninsula.

Goofs
When Alexei Vostrikov arrives to the meeting with the Admirals his rank up to this point is that of Captain Second Rank. However, during the meeting he wears the shoulder insignia of a Captain First Rank. In the next segment when he boards the K-19, he once again is a Captain Second Rank.

Quotes
Capt. Mikhail Polenin: They'll send you to the Gulag, like your father.
Captain Alexei Vostrikov: Well, it's a family tradition, isn't it?

Connections
Featured in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Harrison Ford/Jennifer Esposito/Wilco (2002)

Soundtracks
L'Internationale
Lyrics by Eugène Pottier
Music by Pierre Degeyter

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7/10

Memorable For The Radiation Scenes

This was a pretty solid supposed true story of a Russian submarine and its captains during the early 1960s. It's memorable, story-wise, for the radiation victims among the crew members. There are some really dramatic scenes involving that horrific event. Otherwise, it's a story of the sub's problems and the conflict between two captains.

The story starts slowly so you have to stick with it as it gets better and better as it goes on and rewarding enough to make you glad you hung in there for the whole 137 minutes.

Profanity is minor and the Russian accents are handled well by the lead actors, led by Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson and Peter Sarsgaard.

It's not a great film, but it's good and interesting enough to recommend a rental, but not something I'd watch numerous times. Those radiation scenes would be a little too grim to watch numerous times.