K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Writers (WGA):

Louis Nowra (story)
Christopher Kyle (screenplay)

Release Date:

19 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Thriller

Tagline:

Fate has found its hero.

Plot:

When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

Plot Keywords:

Submarine | Nuclear Submarine | Russia | Nuclear Reactor | Cold War

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Sam Spruell	...	Dmitri
Peter Stebbings	...	Kuryshev
Christian Camargo	...	Pavel
Roman Podhora	...	Lapinsh
Sam Redford	...	Vasily
Steve Nicolson	...	Demichev
Liam Neeson	...	Capt. Mikhail Polenin
Ravil Isyanov	...	Suslov
Tim Woodward	...	Partonov
Lex Shrapnel	...	Kornilov
Shaun Benson	...	Leonid
Kristen Holden-Ried	...	Anton
Dmitry Chepovetsky	...	Sergei
Christopher Redman	...	Kiklidze
Tygh Runyan	...	Maxim
Joss Ackland	...	Marshal Zelentsov
Harrison Ford	...	Capt. Alexei Vostrikov
John Shrapnel	...	Admiral Bratyeev
George Anton	...	Konstantin
James Francis Ginty	...	Anatoly (as James Ginty)
Peter Graham	...	Lt. Danya Yashin
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Lt. Vadim Radtchinko
Shawn Mathieson	...	Stepan
Jacob Pitts	...	Grigori
Christopher Routh	...	Oleg
Lubomir Mykytiuk	...	Dr. Gavril
Michael Gladis	...	Yevgeny Borzenkov
Donald Sumpter	...	Dr. Gennadi Savran
Natalia Vintilova	...	Katya
Steve Cumyn	...	Arseni
Austin Strugnell	...	Yakov Rakitin
Arsenty Sydelnykov	...	Seymon 'Syoma' Dydik
JJ Feild	...	Andrei
Peter Oldring	...	Vanya
Joshua Close	...	Viktor
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson	...	Chief Engineer Gorelov (as Ingvar Sigurdsson)
Gerrit Vooren	...	Voslensky
Joey Purpura	...	Georgi (as Gerrit Purpura)
Lev Prygunov	...	Ivan Vershinin
Jeremy Akerman	...	Fyodor Tsetkov
Lee J. Campbell	...	Judge
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Clayton	...	Russian Officer (uncredited)
Toby Cockerell	...	Russian Sailor (uncredited)
Mark Day	...	Russian Sailor (uncredited)
Mark Antony Krupa	...	Georgi (uncredited)
William Lucas	...	Yuzef Mankevich (uncredited)
Ryan McDonell	...	Russian Officer (uncredited)
Pat Nixon	...	Herself (with Richard) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (with Pat) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow

Writing credits (WGA)
Louis Nowra		(story)
Christopher Kyle		(screenplay)

Produced by
Kathryn Bigelow	....	producer
Moritz Borman	....	executive producer
Winship Cook	....	associate producer
Steve Danton	....	associate producer
Guy East	....	executive producer
Edward S. Feldman	....	producer
Harrison Ford	....	executive producer
Oliver Hengst	....	line producer
Basil Iwanyk	....	co-producer
Steven-Charles Jaffe	....	co-producer
Samara Koffler	....	associate producer
Mary Montiforte	....	co-producer
Dieter Nobbe	....	executive producer
Brent O'Connor	....	co-producer
Volker Schauz	....	executive producer
Sigurjon Sighvatsson	....	producer
Nigel Sinclair	....	executive producer
Leonid Vereschtchaguine	....	line producer
Christine Whitaker	....	producer
Mark Wolfe	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Klaus Badelt

Cinematography by
Jeff Cronenweth

Film Editing by
Walter Murch

Casting by
Ross Clydesdale
Mali Finn
Mary Selway

Production Design by
Karl Júlíusson
Michael Novotny

Art Direction by
Arvinder Grewal
Angela Murphy
William Ladd Skinner

Set Decoration by
Ian Greig
Carol Lavallee
Dan Wladyka

Costume Design by
Marit Allen

Makeup Department
David R. Beecroft	....	key hair stylist
Michael Kriston	....	hair designer: Mr. Ford
Michael Laudati	....	makeup artist: Mr. Ford
Jay McClennen	....	key prosthetics
Tammy Mark McClennen	....	hair technician
Lydia Pensa	....	assistant head of hair department
Jordan Samuel	....	key makeup artist
Christina Smith	....	makeup designer
Gordon J. Smith	....	special makeup effects artist
Joyce Wold	....	makeup artist
Clinton Wayne	....	prosthetic technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Gilles Bélanger	....	production manager
Petter J. Borgli	....	production supervisor
Skot Bright	....	executive in charge of production: Palomar Pictures
Emanuel 'Manny' Danelon	....	production manager
Sergei Gurevich	....	production manager
Lesley Myers	....	assistant production manager
Brent O'Connor	....	unit production manager
Neil Ravan	....	production manager
Frank Venegas	....	production supervisor
Sean Wimmer	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dara Bratt	....	assistant director
Gary Capo	....	second unit director
Steve Danton	....	first assistant director
Yevgeni Degtyarenko	....	assistant director: Moscow (as Evgeny Degtyarenko)
Joseph T. Finkleman	....	trainee assistant director
Walter Gasparovic	....	assistant director: second unit
Alan Goluboff	....	first assistant director: second unit
John Karmouche	....	second unit director
John Karmouche	....	third assistant director
Armen Kazazian	....	assistant director: second unit
Katrina Lee	....	third assistant director
Patrick Murphy	....	assistant director: second unit
Jennifer A. Murray	....	assistant director
Kristie Sills	....	second assistant director
Peter Stolworthy	....	dailies assistant director
Jeremy Timmons	....	trainee assistant director
Ken Wada	....	assistant director
Bob Warwick	....	second assistant director
Vladimir Zhelezniakov	....	assistant director: Moscow

Art Department
Ricardo Alms	....	on-set dresser
Rob Ballantyne	....	assistant art director
Patrick Baxter	....	scenic painter
Deryck Blake	....	property master
Rob Bonney	....	head carpenter
Vito Botticella	....	carpenter
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist
Sophia Chowdhury	....	sculptor
Ewen Dickson	....	first assistant art director
Gary Allen Ferguson	....	property master: Halifax (as Gary Ferguson)
Dale Wesley Fischer	....	art department assistant
Danielle Fleury	....	props buyer
Kieran Gelfand	....	scenic artist
James Halpenny	....	construction coordinator
Joanna Tracey Heaton	....	additional props
Dorn Merrill Kennison	....	pre-visualisation artist
Sue Klabunde	....	art department coordinator
Jan Kobylka	....	construction coordinator
Katie MacGregor	....	art department apprentice
Travis McConnell	....	assistant scenic painter
David Melrose	....	construction coordinator: Halifax crew
Aaron Morrison	....	assistant art director
Daniel Novotny	....	assistant art director
H. Nancy Pak	....	art department coordinator
Colin Paul	....	set decoration buyer
Chris Pellegrini	....	property master: second unit
Tammy Peters	....	scenic artist
Melodi Petrigo	....	art department coordinator: Calgary
Brett Phillips	....	set designer
Michael G. Ploog	....	storyboard artist
Reet Puhm	....	key scenic artist
Douglas Slater	....	second assistant art director
Bill Thomas	....	model maker
Joe Ventura	....	sculptor
Toby Hawkes	....	model maker (uncredited)
Raymond MacDonald	....	set dresser: Halifax (uncredited)
Robert E. Phillips	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher Barnett	....	re-recording engineer
Christopher Barrick	....	assistant sound editor (as Christopher 'Bear' Barrick)
Mark Berger	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alek Bromke	....	adr recordist: Toronto
Richard Calistan	....	adr mixer: Toronto
Frank Canonica	....	machine room supervisor
Bruce Carwardine	....	sound mixer
Pat Cassin	....	second boom operator
Brian Chumney	....	assistant sound editor
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio	....	sound effects editor
Ben Conrad	....	foley mixer
Robert Farr	....	adr mixer
Grant Foerster	....	machine room recordist
Stuart French	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Anna Geyer	....	machine room recordist
Aura Gilge	....	sound effects editor
Dan Gleich	....	sound effects recordist
Kevin Globerman	....	sound recording engineer
David Hewitt	....	mobile recording engineer
Pat Jackson	....	sound supervisor
Colin Jones	....	boom operator: second unit
Rick Kahn	....	transfer supervisor
Mark Levinson	....	adr supervisor
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist
Walter Murch	....	sound re-recording mixer
Douglas Murray	....	sound effects editor
Larry Oatfield	....	foley editor
Dan Olmsted	....	machine room recordist
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist
David Parker	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Brian Power	....	adr recordist
Frank Rinella	....	foley mixer
Larry Schalit	....	co-supervising sound editor
Gregg Silk	....	second engineer
Michael Silvers	....	adr editor
Daniel Sperry	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Dianna Stirpe	....	dialogue editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Viet Tran	....	transfer operator
Markus Wade	....	boom operator
James Willetts	....	foley recordist
Kendrick Wright	....	apprentice sound editor
James Marchione	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Colin Chilvers	....	special effects coordinator
Kelly Coe	....	fabricator
Trevor Cripps	....	special effects technician
H. Michael Dale	....	special effects technician
Aaron Dinsmore	....	special effects technician
Peter Field	....	director of photography: model unit
Laurence Harvey	....	special effects technician
Mike Kavanagh	....	first assistant special effects: second unit
Tony Kenny	....	special effects supervisor
Tim Lidstone	....	special effects foreman
Ian Locke	....	special effects engineer
Jared Manley	....	special effects technician
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin	....	senior snow effects technician
Karl Openshaw	....	special effects technician: model unit
Dan Owens	....	special effects technician
Alan Poole	....	special effects senior technician: prep
David Reaume	....	special effects technician
Andy Roberts	....	special effects technician
Troy Rundle	....	second unit key special effects
Peter Sissakis	....	special effects key rigger
Dean Stewart	....	special effects office administrator
David 'Pinkie' Thomas	....	senior snow effects technician
Neil Toddy Todd	....	special effects technician
James Weeks	....	special effects buyer: Calgary
Leo Wieser	....	special effects foreman
Lawrence Willett	....	special effects technician
Stuart Wishart	....	special effects technician
Raymond MacDonald	....	special effects assistant: daily, Halifax (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Paul Amer	....	sequence supervisor: Mill Film, London
Adrienne Anderson	....	visual effects coordinator
Iain Anderson	....	supervising 3D animator
Jerry Andrews	....	motion control operator
Darryl Anka	....	senior set designer
James G. Anka	....	model maker
Joel Aron	....	sequence supervisor
Peter Bakic	....	technical director
Mark Bakowski	....	digital compositor
Eric Brevig	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Kevin Campbell	....	software developer
Martin Chamney	....	digital artist
Sophia Chowdhury	....	sculptor/modeler
Bill Coffin	....	visual effects
Grant Connor	....	digital compositor
Gary Coulter	....	3D digital supervisor
Darren Cranford	....	previz supervisor: Keyframe Digital
David Crawford	....	digital compositor
Brice Criswell	....	software R&D
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Sean Danischevsky	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
Peter Demarest	....	visual effects production assistant: ILM
Scott Dobbie	....	graphic artist
Dave Early	....	digital matte painter (as David Early)
Timothy Eaton	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Paul Edwards	....	visual effects producer: selected shots: Mill Film, London
Yasmine El-Ghamrawy	....	digital compositor
Peter Field	....	visual effects unit director of photography
Tim Fortenberry	....	software R&D
Ryan Galloway	....	digital artist
Caroline Garrett	....	digital artist
Brien Goodrich	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
José Granell	....	director of miniature effects
John Grower	....	digital effects artist
Martin Hall	....	compositor
Neil Harrison	....	senior systems administrator: Mill Film
Grant Hewlett	....	3D artist
Charity Hobbs-Wood	....	production assistant
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Adam Howarth	....	special effects engineer: model unit
Antony Hunt	....	executive Producer: Mill Film
Michael Illingworth	....	digital artist
Jon Jarvis	....	visual effects
Bruce Jones	....	visual effects supervisor
Howard Julian	....	animator
Gregor Lakner	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Tad Leckman	....	previz supervisor: ILM
Darren Locke	....	pre-viz animator: Keyframe Digital Productions
Sarah Lockwood	....	digital compositor
Jody Madden	....	technical support
Jay Mallet	....	motion control operator
Peter Marin	....	digital compositor
Gray Marshall	....	compositing supervisor: Gray Matter
Ray Moody	....	motion control operator
Steve Murgatroyd	....	digital compositor
Gareth Murphy	....	data operator
Gareth Murphy	....	visual effects
Patrick Neary	....	technical director
John Nelson	....	visual effects supervisor
Paul Oakley	....	technical assistant
Mayur Patel	....	lead digital artist
Hannah Peirce	....	digital compositor
Nigel Permane	....	first assistant camera: visual effects unit
Daniel Pettipher	....	2D digital supervisor
Brian Pohl	....	animatics artist: ILM
Paula Pope	....	digital coordinator (as Paula Hughes)
Bob Powell	....	visual effects: technical director
Scott Ramsey	....	visual effects: post-production
Tom Rolfe	....	digital compositor
Alex Rothwell	....	digital effects artist
Peter Mitchell Rubin	....	visual effects art director: ILM
Mark Sawicki	....	optical camera
Nishet Shah	....	system administrator: Mill Film
Jason Snyman	....	visual effects
Simon Stanley-Clamp	....	compositor
Jim Steel	....	digital compositor: MillFilm
Andy Stevens	....	visual effects focus puller
Diana Stulic	....	visual effects coordinator: Mill Film
Alex Suter	....	CG technical assistant: ILM
Jeff Sutherland	....	digital compositor
Ginger Theisen	....	visual effects producer
James D. Tittle	....	digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Alex Tropiec Jr.	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Ben Turner	....	digital compositor
Matt Welford	....	digital compositor: MillFilm
Lance Wilhoite	....	visual effects
Angie Wills	....	visual effects producer
Kathy Wise	....	digital I/O
Papavramides Alexandra	....	digital compositor: Mill Film (uncredited)
Dave Asling	....	model shop supervisor (uncredited)
Jim L. Clark	....	digital effects (uncredited)
Zachary Cole	....	technical support: ILM (uncredited)
Edward Helmers	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Maureen O'Connor	....	visual effects producer: Post Logic Studios (uncredited)
Marc Ostroff	....	visual effects accountant: ILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Rene Bishop	....	stunts (as Rene Curley)
Brad Bunn	....	stunts
Randy Butcher	....	stunts
Chris Duffy	....	stunts
Tom Farr	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunt coordinator
Stephan Hiltbrunner	....	stunts
David Jacox	....	stunts
André Jette	....	stunts
Blair Johannes	....	stunts
Jamie Jones	....	stunt coordinator
Kelly Jones	....	stunts
Keith Klapstein	....	stunts
J.J. Makaro	....	stunts
Patrick Mark	....	stunts
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
Christopher McGuire	....	stunts (as Chris McGuire)
Billy Oliver	....	stunts
Fred Perron	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunts
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
Rick Skene	....	stunt coordinator
John Stoneham Jr.	....	utility stunts
Bryan Thomas	....	stunts
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunts
Peter James	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Christopher Ball	....	camera operator: "c" camera
John Biggar	....	gaffer
Gary Capo	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark Cyre	....	assistant camera
Rob Eshelby	....	electrician
Rob Eshelby	....	generator operator: basecamp
Rob Eshelby	....	rigging electrician
Henri Fiks	....	camera operator: second unit
Guy Godfree	....	camera loader
Angel Gonzalez	....	camera operator: second unit
Daniel Graff	....	lighting console programmer: additional photography
Joao Holowka	....	electrician: Winnipeg
Michael Jackson	....	grip
Camilo Jarquin	....	additional assistant camera
David Kanner	....	assistant camera
Steve Koster	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Mark Lewandowski	....	video supervisor
Peter MacDonald	....	electrician
Ed Maloney	....	chief lighting technician
Mark Manchester	....	co-key grip
Daniel Page McDonough	....	assistant camera
Paul Mitcheltree	....	grip: Halifax
Juan Carlos Montalvo	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Juan Carlos Montalvo	....	second assistant camera: Moscow second unit
Rajat Nayyar	....	o.b. lighting
Malcolm Nefsky	....	best boy grip
Anatoliy Neznanov	....	best boy
Anthony Nocera	....	digital video assist operator: action unit
Marcus Paletta	....	rigging grip
Danny Piva	....	electrician
David Reppen	....	key dimmer board operator
Peter Rosenfeld	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Rosenfeld	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ronald Schlueter	....	video assist: second unit
Andrey Schtaff	....	grip: moscow
Tracy Shaw	....	dolly grip
Pavel Shilov	....	video assist operator (as Pasha Shilov)
Christopher G. Sprague	....	gaffer: splinter unit
Christopher G. Sprague	....	rigging gaffer
John Sztejnmiler	....	generator operator
Franco Tata	....	gaffer
Andrew Thom	....	electrician
Paul Michael Tree	....	grip: Halifax
Rob Turko	....	rigging electrician
David Vernerey	....	rigging electrician
Jasper Vrakking	....	24 frame video operator
Rick Youck	....	rigging electrician
Paul Zoskey	....	video assist operator
Gary Kanner	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
James Teevan	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Animation Department
Billy D. Choi	....	animator
Greg Fisher	....	animator

Casting Department
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger	....	casting associate (as Lindsey Hayes)
Juli-Ann Kay	....	casting associate: Canada
Sharat Raju	....	casting assistant
David Rapaport	....	casting assistant
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Timothy Alberts	....	wardrobe: Mr. Ford (as Tim Alberts)
Stacia Bon	....	costumes
Renée Bravener	....	costumer: Mr. Neeson
Bethana Briffett	....	costumer
Tatjana Hutinec	....	costume breakdown artist
Ryan Keaveney	....	wardrobe production assistant
Karen Kristalovich	....	costumer
Sara Schilt	....	wardrobe supervisor
James A. Worthen	....	wardrobe assistant
Luis Sequeira	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Diane Brunjes	....	assistant editor
Erin Michelle Hopkins	....	assistant editor
Walter Slater Murch	....	assistant film editor
Brigitte Rabazo	....	first assistant editor: Canada
Humberto Ramirez Jr.	....	post-production assistant
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer
Michael Struk	....	assistant editor
Grant Wilkinson	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
David Alexander	....	composer: additional music
Klaus Badelt	....	music supervisor
Klaus Badelt	....	orchestrator
Christopher Brooks	....	music supervisor (as Chris Brooks)
Ramin Djawadi	....	additional music arranger
Jay Duerr	....	music editor
Robert Elhai	....	composer: additional score
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Valery Gergiev	....	conductor
Alan Meyerson	....	score recording & mixing
Julia Migenes	....	musician: Soprano solo
Blake Neely	....	conductor
Blake Neely	....	orchestrator
Sunny Park	....	music production manager
Joel Sill	....	executive music producer
Greg Smith	....	associate music producer
Jill Streeter	....	music preparation (as Jill Streater)
Geoff Zanelli	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Bruce Callahan	....	driver
Ben Cekuta	....	transportation coordinator
Richard Colp	....	driver
Frederik Joly	....	office driver
Brian O'Hara	....	driver: Mr. Ford
Dave Perich	....	driver: Mr. Ford, Winnipeg
Derek Raser	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Marco Sousa	....	picture car captain
Spiro Tsovras	....	driver: Harrison Ford
Robert White	....	honeywagon driver: second unit

Other crew
Gerry Alfonso	....	payroll accountant
Capt. Sergei Aprelev	....	technical advisor
Lynn Beaudin	....	location researcher
Darren A. Bell	....	production office assistant
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Pierre Blondin	....	location consultant: Canada
Stacia Bon	....	assistant set supervisor
Sherrie Bradshaw	....	assistant production accountant
Stanley Brossette	....	unit publicist
D.H. Buster Brown	....	technical advisor
Alexander Yves Brunner	....	executive assistant: Nigel Sinclair
Jay Burnley	....	assistant: Mr. Sighvatsson
Jim Chizmar	....	divemaster: Los Angeles pickups
Sandra Contreras	....	assistant: Ms. Bigelow
Sean Coyne	....	key craft service
Ken Dhaliwal	....	production legal
Captain Michael Duncan	....	submarine pilot
Curtis Dunn	....	skipper: Zodiac
Dave Ellin	....	master K-19 submarine (as Captain Dave Ellin)
Martin Ellis	....	production assistant: Winnipeg
Jim Filippone	....	aerial coordinator
Miles Flewitt	....	marine production supporter
William Flower	....	boat captain
Gary Gillingham	....	production controller
Julie Golden	....	production executive
Ulo Greer	....	production assistant
Melissa Hall	....	assistant production coordinator
Shauna Hatt	....	assistant production coordinator: Halifax
Allan Henneberry	....	skipper: Zodiac
Raz Inserra	....	production assistant
Ian Jackson	....	assistant: Ms. Bigelow
Peter James	....	double: Harrison Ford (as Jamie Symington)
R. Emerson John	....	script supervisor: insert unit
Filomena Jolic	....	assistant: Mrs. Mary Montiforte
Seth Adam Jones	....	production assistant
Lance Julian	....	marine coordinator (as Captain Lance H. Julian)
Sharon Julian	....	marine administrator
Harry L. Julian Sr.	....	assistant marine coordinator (as Captain Harry L. Julian)
Ray Juncal	....	marine construction consultant
David Kanner	....	preview operator
Bill King	....	assistant craft service: Halifax
Vince Krochak	....	key set production assistant
Daniel Kubat	....	technical advisor
Vincent LaFarge	....	assistant production office coordinator
Ann LeSchander	....	assistant: Ms. Whitaker
Laura Lodin	....	assistant: Ms. Whitaker
Joe Martinovic	....	co-key craft service: Halifax
Jimmie Mayo	....	skipper: Zodiac
Mary Louise McCloskey	....	craft service: construction department
Janice McDougall	....	skipper: Zodiac
Andrew McInnes	....	location manager
Ann McLaren	....	special make-up effects
Ray McMillan	....	projectionist: front projection
Joe Melton	....	on-set production assistant
J.C. Merrill	....	marine vessel supervisor
Karla Morash	....	production coordinator
Sandy Morrow	....	script supervisor: second unit
Andrea Mullan	....	travel coordinator
Ian Nichols	....	diving supervisor: underwater unit
Matthew H. O'Connor	....	marine coordinator
Jeff Partin	....	marine logistics manager
Jeff Partin	....	picture boat supervisor
Chandra-Li Paul	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Peleshok	....	production assistant
Susan Phillips	....	production coordinator
Alicia Pleasence	....	assistant production coordinator
Geneva Pryor	....	assistant: Mr. Sighvatsson
Alex Reveliotty	....	assistant: Ms. Bigelow
Dug Rotstein	....	script supervisor
Padro Routhier	....	key craft service: Halifax
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialect coach
Dave Ian Smith	....	fire safety officer
Nick Spetsiotis	....	assistant marine coordinator
Simone Stock	....	assistant: Mr. Neeson (as Simone Marie Stock)
William Chad Strug	....	production assistant
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety
Steven J. Todd	....	post production
Aleksandr Utkin	....	location manager: Moscow
Andrea Voss	....	accounting clerk
Jeff Wagner	....	skipper: Zodiac
Troy Waters	....	marine crew: underwater unit
Peter Weireter	....	consultant: Mr. Ford
Brooke Weslak	....	assistant production coordinator
Angie Winstl	....	assistant: Mr. O'Connor
James Gregory Yorke	....	skipper: Zodiac
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Erin Lacey	....	production executive (uncredited)
Keleigh Slaight	....	assistant: Basil Iwanyk (uncredited)

Thanks
John Ptak	....	special thanks
Don Steele	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• First Light Production
• IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG
• Intermedia Films
• National Geographic Society
• New Regency Pictures
• Palomar Pictures

Distributors

• New Films International (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• 01 Distribuzione (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Herald Film Company (2002) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Paramount (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisuales (SOGEDASA) (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2002) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Paradise Group (2002) (Russia) (all media)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects
• Effects Group
• FXSmith
• Gray Matter FX
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)
• Keyframe Digital Productions Inc. (3-D pre-visualization)
• Mill Films (I)
• Pacific Title Digital
• Santa Barbara Studios
• Snow Business International (snow effects)
• Thousand Monkeys (visual effects)
• Visual Effects Company, The (as The Mill) (motion control)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers: London
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Custom Film Effects  opticals
• DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.  score recording facility
• Global Music Service  music copyist
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Kirov Orchestra & Chorus  orchestra
• Lionheart Production House  lighting equipment
• Mariinsky Multi  score recording facility
• Mid America Cine Support  generators
• Remote Recording Silver Truck  live orchestra recording
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound post-production services
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

K*19: The Widowmaker (International: English title) (poster title) (USA) (poster title)
K-19 - Showdown in der Tiefe (Germany)
K-19: Terreur sous la mer (Canada: French title)
K19: The Widowmaker (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
The Widowmaker (International: English title) (informal short title)
k-19 (International: English title) (informal short title)
k19 (International: English title) (informal short title)
K-19: The Widowmaker (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Atomcsapda (Hungary) [hu]
K-19 (Italy) [it]
K-19 (Austria) [de]
K-19 (Finland) [fi]
K-19 (Denmark) [da]
K-19 - Showdown in der Tiefe (Switzerland: German title) [de]
K-19 - Tehlikeli saatler (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
K-19: Le piège des profondeurs (France) [fr]
K-19: The Widowmaker (Brazil) [pt]
Tajna podmornice K-19 (Croatia) (TV title) [hr]
Ypovryhio K-19 (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disturbing images.

Runtime:

138 min

Country:

UK | Germany | USA | Canada

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38941) | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Gimli, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

First Light Production

Trivia:

The Juliette-class sub used for the filming had to be restored back to "sea-worthy" condition and then modified to make it resemble the original K-19, which was a Hotel-class sub. The modifications included a longer sail and lengthening of the sub by more than 100 feet.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Traditionally, vessels are christened by women, but K-19 was christened by a man.

Quotes:

Capt. Mikhail Polenin: Where are the radiation protective suits?
engineer: 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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mou gaan dou (2002)

Soundtrack:

L'Internationale

Much better than I expected

I rented this DVD for a little diversion, in spite of the bad buzz and the word "flop" attached. I thought it was a very good movie, very suspenseful and interesting. I don't nitpick about things like accents with films, just try to enjoy them. I agree with the majority of posters here, it is well worth your time.