K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
First Light Production
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.
- Initial release: 2002-07-19
- Director:Kathryn Bigelow
- Production:First Light Production, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG, Intermedia Films, K-19 Film Production, National Geographic Society, New Regency Productions, Palomar Pictures (II), , Touchstone Pictures
