K-19: The Widowmaker

- This item is used Description The year is 1961 and the Cold War between the USA and the Soviet Union is at its height, and the world holds its breath with the threat of a nuclear war. HARRISON FORD plays the Soviet submarine captain Alexei Vostrikov, who takes command of the nuclear submarine K-19. The first captain, Mikhail Polenin (LIAM NEESON), has been demoted after he refused to launch K-19 due to the vessel's too many faults. The authorities force the construction and K-19's path to launch is hit by a string of accidents, and the crew gives it the nickname The Widowmaker - "The Killer of Wives". K-19's maiden voyage goes to Antarctica, where an atomic weapon missile is to be test-fired. Near an American military base, what must not happen happens - one of the reactor's cooling systems springs a leak. Vostrikov is suddenly faced with a choice: ask sworn enemy the USA for help - or risk a nuclear core meltdown, and thereby an explosion that is highly likely to trigger World War III... Region code Edition Gameplay time in minutes 132 Production year 2002