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K-19: The Widowmaker

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K-19: The Widowmaker
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PG13,2hrs 18min
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July 19, 2002
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Paramount Pictures
Synopsis: A real-life historical incident becomes the basis for this military thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow that's reminiscent of such submarine dramas as Das Boot (1981), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Crimson Tide (1995), and U-571 (2000). Harrison Ford stars as Captain Alexi Vostrikov, a Russian naval officer who's being given command of the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarine, K-19, at the height of the Cold War in 1961. The vessel's previous commander, Captain Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson) ... Full Synopsis
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(Director Bigelow) piles up one nerve-racking crisis after another, interspersed with moments of ethereal, almost otherworldly beauty. Full Review
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Featured Cast
Captain Alexei Vostrikov, Captain Alexi Vostrikov
Mikhail Polenin
Vadim Ratchenko
Marshal Zelentsov, Marshal Zelentstov
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Calista Flockhart attends the premiere of "K-19: The Widowmaker" at the Deauville Film Festival in...
Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford at the Deauville, France premiere of K-19: The Widowmaker, Sept....
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