K-19: The Widowmaker Movie
This heroic picture is based on a true story of the Russian sub' crew which been on guard in the 1960's during the Cold War between the superpowers of the USA and the USSR. The picture shows how the secret reconnaissance raid turned out to be a reason for a new diplomatic crisis escalation and jeopardized the team of the ballistic sub. Harrison Ford portrays Alexei Vostrikov, a Captain of the nuclear K-19 the reactor of which is seriously injured. Alexei is at odds with an executive officer Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson), but they share such merits as bravery and uncompromising patriotism. The missiles located onboard and the men are endangered due to reactor problems, Alexei decides to eliminate the nuclear leakage at any cost...
Tagline
- Fate has found its hero.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 2002
- IMDB Rating:
- 6.5
- IMDB Votes:
- 12836
- Countries:
- UK, USA, Germany, Canada
- Genres:
- Thriller, Drama, History
- Tags:
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Navy, Sea, Number in title, Honor, Submarine, U boat, 1960s, Nuclear, Self sacrifice, Accident
- Domestic:
- $35,168,966 (53.5%)
- + Foreign:
- $30,547,160 (46.5%)
- = Worldwide:
- $65,716,126
- Opening
Weekend: - $12,778,459 (2,828 theaters, $4,518 average) % of Total Gross: 36.3%
- Release:
- 2,830 theaters