K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Actors:
Jeremy Akerman (actor),
George Anton (actor),
Shaun Benson (actor),
Christian Camargo (actor),
Lee J. Campbell (actor),
Dmitry Chepovetsky (actor),
James Clayton (actor),
Joshua Close (actor),
Toby Cockerell (actor),
Steve Cumyn (actor),
Mark Day (actor),
JJ Feild (actor),
Harrison Ford (actor),
James Francis Ginty (actor),
Joss Ackland (actor),
Plot: 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.
Keywords: 1960s, accident, based-on-true-story, cold-war, courage, cowardice, crush-depth, duty, hit-by-a-truck, honor
Genres:
Drama,
History,
Thriller,
War,
Taglines: Fate has found its hero.
Quotes:
Captain Alexei Vostrikov: We will not fail.
Capt. Mikhail Polenin: They might as well wear raincoats.
Capt. Mikhail Polenin: Where are the radiation protective suits?::Chief Engineer Gorelov: We don't have any. The warehouse was out, so they sent us chemical protective suits instead.::Capt. Mikhail Polenin: They might as well wear raincoats.
Capt. Mikhail Polenin: It's never difficult to do one's duty, Captain.
Vadim Radtchenko: Hiroshima. 1.4 megatons.
Capt. Mikhail Polenin: They'll send you to the Gulag, like your father.::Captain Alexei Vostrikov: Well, it's a family tradition, isn't it?
Captain Alexei Vostrikov: How bad is it?::Vadim Radtchenko: The leak is in the sealed area. There's no way to get to it. The temperature will keep rising 'til it reaches 1,000 degrees, and...::Captain Alexei Vostrikov: And? And WHAT?::Vadim Radtchenko: No one knows.
Captain Alexei Vostrikov: We deliver, or we drown.
Captain Alexei Vostrikov: How are the men?::Dr. Savran: How would I know? I don't know the first thing about radiation sickness.::Captain Alexei Vostrikov: Please...::Dr. Savran: I'm giving them aspirin. And I'm trying to prevent those who are dying from irradiating those of us who still have some hope.::Captain Alexei Vostrikov: Pull yourself together. You're an officer in the Soviet Navy. Go back and tell them that they're improving. As you say, you know nothing about radiation sickness. Perhaps they are.
Captain Alexei Vostrikov: Under no circumstances will I abandon my boat or my crew to the enemy.
