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K-19: The Widowmaker, 2002
English, Russian
UK, Germany, USA, Canada
Profile of K-19: The Widowmaker
The mood of K-19: The Widowmaker is rough, suspenseful, and tense. The plot centers around leadership, disasters, and a race against time. It is a drama, thriller, and period movie. Stylistically, K-19: The Widowmaker involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a submarine and in an ocean or sea. K-19: The Widowmaker happens in the 1960s. It is originally a true story. It is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that K-19: The Widowmaker includes violent content.
Summary of K-19: The Widowmaker
Inspired by a true story that was kept secret until the fall of communism, K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER is a tale of ordinary men who sacrifice everything for their shipmates and their country. In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, an ill-prepared Russian nuclear missile submarine embarks on its maiden voyage with near-disastrous consequences. When the sub's nuclear reactor malfunctions, Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) makes some decisions that are unpopular with the crew. Tensions mount as radiation levels rise throughout the submarine and there is no respite in sight. If the sub explodes, it may cause an international incident as it may be mistaken as an attack on a nearby NATO base and an American Navy destroyer that is in the area. If the sub dives deep below the surface, perhaps the malfunction can be fixed, but the loss of some lives is then inevitable. The Executive Officer, Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson), who formerly commanded the sub, can placate the crew, but must decide where his own loyalties lie. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (BLUE STEEL, POINT BREAK), this thriller examines the Cold War from the Russian perspective, an uncommon point of view in American films.
Details
| Language: | English, Russian |
| Country: | UK, Germany, USA, Canada |
| Release date: | 19 July 2002 |
| Runtime: | 138 min |
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as Alexei Vostrikov
as Mikhail Polenin
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Critics Reviews
Salon.com
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- by: Andrew O'Hehir
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Mick LaSalle
Users Reviews
- 19.February.2009
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- by: Chief
- Chief rated this movie
4/10Disappointing
- 18.August.2008
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- by: may.graff
- may.graff rated this movie3/10Poor
