

K-19: The Widowmaker
2002-07-19 · 138 min · ★ 6.6
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
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Production details
- Directors
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Production companies
- Intermedia Films, Palomar Pictures, First Light, IMF Internationale Medien und Film 2 & Produktions, K-19 Film Production, National Geographic Films, Studio Trite, Working Title
- Countries
- Canada, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 100,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 65,700,000
Top Cast
Harrison FordAlexei Vostrikov
Liam NeesonMikhail Polenin
Peter SarsgaardVadim Radtchinko
Joss AcklandMarshal Zelentsov
John ShrapnelAdmiral Bratyeev
Donald SumpterDr. Savran
Tim WoodwardPartonov
Steve NicolsonDemichev
George AntonKonstantin
James Francis GintyAnatoly
Lex ShrapnelKornilov
Ingvar E. SigurðssonGorelov
Sam SpruellDmitri
Sam RedfordVasily
Peter StebbingsKuryshev
Roman PodhoraLapinsh
Shaun BensonLeonid
Dmitry ChepovetskySergei
Christopher RedmanKiklidze
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