K-19: The Widowmaker

2002
12A
2h 18m

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6.7/10

70K

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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
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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

70K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,934

747

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

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

User reviews305

Featured review

7/10

Good film, slightly short on facts

Most submarine films are boring, in which a clichéd script includes everything and anything that can happen on a sub are trotted out.

However, this is an above average film and is more or less based on fact and is well worth watching, despite it not doing so well at the box office.

Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson are on top form and play well off each other.

Slightly sad to see that some of our American and Brit contributors take cheap shots at the former Soviet Union. They probably think they really were the goodies defending the "free world" against the Soviet "baddies". Grow up!

lin-black
Mar 7, 2010
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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.