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[[Klaus Badelt]] wrote the film's militaristic [[film score|score]].
[[Klaus Badelt]] wrote the film's militaristic [[film score|score]].


== Historical accuracy ==
== Historical accuracy and discrepancy with real life ==
"The Widowmaker" nickname had never been used for K-19 in Soviet Union. The real nickname for this submarine was "Hiroshima".
* "The Widowmaker" nickname had never been used for K-19 in Soviet Union. The real nickname for this submarine was "Hiroshima".


The producers made some efforts to work with the original crew of K-19, who took exception to the first version of the [[screenplay|script]] available to them. The submarine's captain presented an [[open letter]] to the actors and production team, and a group of officers and crew members, presented another. In a later script, several scenes were cut, and the names of the crew changed at the request of the crewmembers and their families; it was described by members of the sub crew portraying them as less disorderly, drunken, illiterate, and rebellious.
* The producers made some efforts to work with the original crew of K-19, who took exception to the first version of the [[screenplay|script]] available to them. The submarine's captain presented an [[open letter]] to the actors and production team, and a group of officers and crew members, presented another. In a later script, several scenes were cut, and the names of the crew changed at the request of the crewmembers and their families; it was described by members of the sub crew portraying them as less disorderly, drunken, illiterate, and rebellious.


When the film was premiered in Russia in [[October 2002]], 52 veterans of the K-19 submarine accepted flights to the [[Saint Petersburg]] premiere; despite what they saw as technical and historical compromises, they praised the film and in particular the performance of [[Harrison Ford]].
* When the film was premiered in Russia in [[October 2002]], 52 veterans of the K-19 submarine accepted flights to the [[Saint Petersburg]] premiere; despite what they saw as technical and historical compromises, they praised the film and in particular the performance of [[Harrison Ford]].


The most significant difference between the plot and the historical events is the scene that replaces an incident where the captain threw almost all the sub's small arms overboard out of concern about the possibility of a mutiny; the film instead portrays an actual attempt at mutiny.
* The most significant difference between the plot and the historical events is the scene that replaces an incident where the captain threw almost all the sub's small arms overboard out of concern about the possibility of a mutiny; the film instead portrays an actual attempt at mutiny.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==

Revision as of 08:48, 19 February 2009

K-19: The Widowmaker
original film poster
Directed byKathryn Bigelow
Written byLouis Nowra
Christopher Kyle
Produced byKathryn Bigelow
StarringHarrison Ford
Liam Neeson
Edited byWalter Murch
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
19 July 2002 (USA)
Running time
138 min
LanguageEnglish
Budget~ US$100,000,000

K-19: The Widowmaker is a fact-based fictional movie released on July 19, 2002, about the first of many disasters that befell the Soviet submarine of the same name. The movie was directed by Kathryn Bigelow; the screenplay was written by Christopher Kyle, based on a story by Louis Nowra.

The movie cost $100,000,000 to make, but gross returns were only $35,000,000 in the United States, qualifying it as a box-office bomb. The film was not financed by a major studio (National Geographic was a key investor), making it one of the most expensive independent films to date. It was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Gimli, Manitoba, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Hotel class submarine K-19 was played by the Juliett class K-77, which was significantly modified for the role.

Klaus Badelt wrote the film's militaristic score.

Historical accuracy and discrepancy with real life

  • "The Widowmaker" nickname had never been used for K-19 in Soviet Union. The real nickname for this submarine was "Hiroshima".
  • The producers made some efforts to work with the original crew of K-19, who took exception to the first version of the script available to them. The submarine's captain presented an open letter to the actors and production team, and a group of officers and crew members, presented another. In a later script, several scenes were cut, and the names of the crew changed at the request of the crewmembers and their families; it was described by members of the sub crew portraying them as less disorderly, drunken, illiterate, and rebellious.
  • When the film was premiered in Russia in October 2002, 52 veterans of the K-19 submarine accepted flights to the Saint Petersburg premiere; despite what they saw as technical and historical compromises, they praised the film and in particular the performance of Harrison Ford.
  • The most significant difference between the plot and the historical events is the scene that replaces an incident where the captain threw almost all the sub's small arms overboard out of concern about the possibility of a mutiny; the film instead portrays an actual attempt at mutiny.

Cast

See also

External links

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