K-19: The Widowmaker

(2002)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 1,227 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Thriller, Mystery, War

Year: 2002

Runtime: 138 мин

Country: Canada, Germany

Director: Кэтрин Бигелоу

Cast: Харрисон Форд, Лиам Нисон, Питер Сарсгаард, Джосс Экленд, Джон Шрэпнел, Дональд Самптер, Тим Вудворд, Steve Nicolson, George Anton, Джеймс Фрэнсис Джинти

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.

The story of USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine's crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.