K-19: The Widowmaker [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow

Overview

Harrison Ford steps into a different sort of heroic action role in this suspense-drama, based on a true story. In 1961, with America and the Soviet Union locked in the bitter struggle of the Cold War, the Soviets initiated a crash course to build and launch their first ballistic nuclear submarine to stand against America's seagoing nuclear arsenal. While Capt. Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson) had initially been put in charge of the sub, after lengthy delays and numerous mechanical failures, military chief Marshal Zelentstov (Joss Ackland) dropped Polenin down a rung in the chain of command and named tough-as-nails Capt. Alexei Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) commander of the ship. While Polenin's pride is stung when Vostrikov is named skipper, his greatest concern is that the ship is unsafe and not yet ready for launch; Vostrikov and Zelentstov supersede his objections, and the sub sets sail on schedule. However, Polenin's fears prove to be horribly prescient; as they sail beneath the waters near the United States' Eastern Seaboard, the ship's nuclear reactor goes haywire at sea, and experiences a near meltdown. Polenin and Vostrikov realize that a nuclear disaster aboard the sub is a very real possibility, which could not only send a deadly dose of radiation across America's East Coast, but could result in an explosion (and subsequent missile release) that would likely launch World War III. The adversarial Polenin and Vostrikov must set aside their differences and sacrifice their own safety in the interest of protecting innocent lives around the world. K-19: The Widowmaker also stars Peter Sarsgaard, John Shrapnel, and Donald Sumpter.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/19/2024
UPC:	0826663245028
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Shout Factory
Language:	English
Time:	2:18:00
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	1,022

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Harrison Ford	Capt. Vostrikov
Liam Neeson	Capt. Polenin
Peter Sarsgaard	Radtchenko
Christian Camargo	Loktev
Joss Ackland	Zelentsov
Shaun Benson	Leonid
Sam Spruell	Nevsky
Peter Stebbings	Kuryshev
Roman Podhora	Lapinsh
Sam Redford	Mishin
John Shrapnel	Bratyeev,Kornilov
Donald Sumpter	Savran
Steve Nicolson	Demichev
Ravil Isyanov	Suslov
Tim Woodward	Partonov
William Lucas	Yuzef Mankevitch
JJ Feild	Andrei
Kristen Holden-Reid	Anton
Dmitry Chepovetsky	Sergei
Christopher Redman	Kiklidze
Tygh Runyan	Maxim
George Anton	Konstantin
James Ginty	Anatoly
Peter Graham	Danya Yashin
Shawn Mathieson	Stepan
Jacob Pitts	Grigori
Christopher Routh	Oleg
Lubomir Mykytiuk	Dr. Garvil
Steve Cumyn	Arseni
Austin Strugnell	Yakov Rakitin
Arsenty Sydelnykov	Seymon `Syoma' Dydik
Peter Oldring	Vanya
Joshua Close	Viktor
Ingvar Sigurdsson	Gorelov
Gerrit Vooren	Voslensky
Joey Purpura	Georgi
Lev Prygunov	Ivan Vershinin
Jeremy Akerman	Fyodor Tsetkov
Michael Gladis	Yevgeny Borzenkov
Lee J. Campbell	Judge
Natalya Vintilova	Katya
Klaus Badelt	Composer

Technical Credits

Christopher Kyle

Kathryn Bigelow	Director,Producer
Christopher Kyle	Screenwriter
Mortiz Borman	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Guy East	Executive Producer
Harrison Ford	Executive Producer
Edward S. Feldman	Producer
Mali Finn	Casting
Mickey Giacomazzi	Stunts
Colin Chilvers	Special Effects
Ross Clydesdale	Casting
Bruce Jones	Special Effects,Stunts
Tony Kenny	Special Effects
John Nelson	Special Effects
Mary Selway	Casting
Sigurjon Sighvatsson	Producer
Nigel Sinclair	Executive Producer
Christine Whitaker	Producer
Bill Coffin	Special Effects