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Release Date:
19 July 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
Fate has found its hero.Plot:
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Harrison Ford to Yuk it Up for J.J. Abrams (From Get The Big Picture. 9 December 2008, 5:21 PM, PST)
Luhrmann Beats Oliver to Alexander
(From WENN. 26 November 2002)
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Memorable For The Radiation Scenes moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sam Spruell | ... | Dmitri |
 | Peter Stebbings | ... | Kuryshev |
 | Christian Camargo | ... | Pavel |
| Roman Podhora | ... | Lapinsh |
| Sam Redford | ... | Vasily |
| Steve Nicolson | ... | Demichev |
 | Liam Neeson | ... | Mikhail Polenin |
 | Ravil Isyanov | ... | Suslov |
| Tim Woodward | ... | Partonov |
 | Lex Shrapnel | ... | Kornilov |
 | Shaun Benson | ... | Leonid |
 | Kristen Holden-Ried | ... | Anton |
| Dmitry Chepovetsky | ... | Sergei |
 | Christopher Redman | ... | Kiklidze |
| Tygh Runyan | ... | Maxim |
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K*19: The Widowmaker (USA) (poster title)K-19 - Showdown in der Tiefe (Germany)
K-19: Terreur sous la mer (Canada: French title)
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Rated PG-13 for disturbing images.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
138 min | Spain:140 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Brazil:12 | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38941) | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12AMOVIEmeter: 
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The Juliette-class sub used for the filming had to be restored back to "sea-worthy" condition and then modified to make it resemble the original K-19, which was a Hotel-class sub. The modifications included a longer sail and lengthening of the sub by more than 100 feet. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Alexei Vostrikov arrives to the meeting with the admirals his rank up to this point is that of Captain Second Class. However, during the meeting he wears the shoulder insignia of a captain first class. in the next segment when he boards the K-19 he once again is a captain second class. moreSoundtrack:
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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 in there for the whole 137 minutes.
Profanity is minor and the Russian accents are handled well by the lead actors, led by Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson and Peter Sarsgaard.
It's not a great film, but it's good and interesting enough to recommend a rental, but not something I'd watch numerous times. Those radiation scenes would be a little too grim to watch numerous times.