Product Information
Based on real-life historical events, this is the story of the Russian submarine K-19. A leak occurs in the vessel's cooling system and the captain orders the crew to repair the damage exposing them to very high levels of radiation.Product Identifiers
ProducerJoni Sighvatsson, Kathryn Bigelow, Moritz Borman, Christine Whitaker, Edward S. Feldman
EAN5014437825933
eBay Product ID (ePID)3962428
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleK-19: the Widowmaker
ActorJ.J. Field, Harrison Ford, Joss Ackland, Tim Woodward, George Anton, Liam Neeson, Lex Shrapnel, Peter Sarsgaard
DirectorKathryn Bigelow
Subtitle LanguageDutch\French
Release Year2003
FeaturesWidescreen, Commentary By Director Kathryn Bigelow And Cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth\Making Of K19 The Widowmaker\3 Featurettes\Theatrical Trailer, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure
Additional Product Features
Certificate12A/12
Number of Discs1
Director of PhotographyJeff Cronenweth
Costume DesignerMarit Allen
ReviewsRolling Stone - ...It is rare and stirring to see a Hollywood epic told from a Russian perspective....Bigelow invests this mean machine of a movie with a beating heart..., Entertainment Weekly - ...K-19 is a movie of hurtling technical prowess..., Chicago Sun-Times - ...Taut, convincing, well-crafted..., Box Office - ...[Neeson is] fierce and gripping...
Dubbing LanguagesFrench
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Additional InformationInspired 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.
Movie/TV TitleK-19: The Widowmaker
ComposerKlaus Badelt
Executive ProducerHarrison Ford, Guy East, Nigel Sinclair
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
ScreenwriterChristopher Kyle, Louis Nowra, William Broyles, Jr.
MusicGeoff Zanelli