K-19: The Widowmaker
starring: Harrison Ford, Sam Spruell, Peter Stebbings, Christian Camargo, Roman Podhora
directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
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THE TRUE STORY OF RUSSIA'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 ZATAYEV, RACES AGAINST TIME TO PREVENT A CHERNOBYL-LIKE NUCLEAR EXPLOSION.
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Based on an incident that was officially suppressed for 28 years, K-19: The Widowmaker is a fine addition to the "sub-genre" of submarine thrillers. The first major American film about Russian cold war heroes, it re-creates the nightmare endured in 1961 by the crew of the Soviet nuclear submarine K-19, when an exposed reactor core nearly resulted in a nuclear catastrophe. Several crewmen died, and K-19's captain (played by Harrison Ford) had to assert his command when near-mutiny favored his executive officer (Liam Neeson). This escalating tension gives the film its potent dramatic thrust, and both Ford and Neeson deliver intense performances while director Kathryn Bigelow (Near Dark, Strange Days) ably controls a sub full of seething testosterone. It's not as viscerally thrilling as the classic Das Boot or U-571, and some K-19 survivors protested the inclusion of inauthentic drinking scenes, but the movie benefits from grand-scale production values, seamless computer graphics, and a compelling real-life twist. --Jeff Shannon
THE TRUE STORY OF RUSSIA'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 ZATAYEV, RACES AGAINST TIME TO PREVENT A CHERNOBYL-LIKE NUCLEAR EXPLOSION.
Amazon.com:
Based on an incident that was officially suppressed for 28 years, K-19: The Widowmaker is a fine addition to the "sub-genre" of submarine thrillers. The first major American film about Russian cold war heroes, it re-creates the nightmare endured in 1961 by the crew of the Soviet nuclear submarine K-19, when an exposed reactor core nearly resulted in a nuclear catastrophe. Several crewmen died, and K-19's captain (played by Harrison Ford) had to assert his command when near-mutiny favored his executive officer (Liam Neeson). This escalating tension gives the film its potent dramatic thrust, and both Ford and Neeson deliver intense performances while director Kathryn Bigelow (Near Dark, Strange Days) ably controls a sub full of seething testosterone. It's not as viscerally thrilling as the classic Das Boot or U-571, and some K-19 survivors protested the inclusion of inauthentic drinking scenes, but the movie benefits from grand-scale production values, seamless computer graphics, and a compelling real-life twist. --Jeff Shannon
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- K-19: The Widowmaker
If you enjoy this genre of movies, underseas Cold War action drama, "K-19 The Wodowmaker" is one of the best, much like "Hostile Waters".Great movie!Harriosn Ford and Liam Neesom at their best.
Rating: - I really enjoyed this movie
I'm a big fan of "Hunt of Red October" and evaluate "K19-Widow Maker" equal in value.
Polenin lose command of the K-19 after a failed simulation caused by incorrect amperage components. Captain Vostrikov assumes command of the submarine.Vostrikovs discovers the reactor officer drunk and fires him.A new reactor officer arrives and Vostrikov realizes he has no active experience.
Vostrikov decides to test the crew and submarine and orders the K-19 submerged near ... Read More
Rating: 
- 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 ... Read More
Rating: - He turned himself into a hero!!
Oh, No, not another Submarine movie! Well, yes. This film deals directly with the Soviet mindset (read: xenophobic), in general, and the utter lack of understanding in dealing with Atomic power, in particular.
The Soviet Union would not see the errors of their ways, until the Chernobyl disaster. On the K19, nuclear power would make this submarine the flagship of the Soviet Navy. As we see at the beginning of the film, it's Captain is deservedly frustrated with the Soviet procurement system that ... Read More
Rating: - great real life drama
I do not understand the morons that say that the movie does not have enough drama, hey folks "wake-up" "grow-up", this is a real life movie not a fantasy movie about Spiderman. The plot is great,the scenes are shot amazingly well, my prizes to the director, the actors were great too...I certainly recommend this movie to anyone, I have watched it three times on DVD, i really enjoied the drama :-)
- K-19: The WidowmakerIf you enjoy this genre of movies, underseas Cold War action drama, "K-19 The Wodowmaker" is one of the best, much like "Hostile Waters".Great movie!Harriosn Ford and Liam Neesom at their best.
- I really enjoyed this movieI'm a big fan of "Hunt of Red October" and evaluate "K19-Widow Maker" equal in value.
Polenin lose command of the K-19 after a failed simulation caused by incorrect amperage components. Captain Vostrikov assumes command of the submarine.Vostrikovs discovers the reactor officer drunk and fires him.A new reactor officer arrives and Vostrikov realizes he has no active experience.
Vostrikov decides to test the crew and submarine and orders the K-19 submerged near ... Read More
- Memorable For The Radiation ScenesThis 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 ... Read More
- He turned himself into a hero!!Oh, No, not another Submarine movie! Well, yes. This film deals directly with the Soviet mindset (read: xenophobic), in general, and the utter lack of understanding in dealing with Atomic power, in particular.
The Soviet Union would not see the errors of their ways, until the Chernobyl disaster. On the K19, nuclear power would make this submarine the flagship of the Soviet Navy. As we see at the beginning of the film, it's Captain is deservedly frustrated with the Soviet procurement system that ... Read More
- great real life dramaI do not understand the morons that say that the movie does not have enough drama, hey folks "wake-up" "grow-up", this is a real life movie not a fantasy movie about Spiderman. The plot is great,the scenes are shot amazingly well, my prizes to the director, the actors were great too...I certainly recommend this movie to anyone, I have watched it three times on DVD, i really enjoied the drama :-)
