K-19 [videorecording] : the widowmaker / Paramount Pictures and Intermedia Films present ; a National Geographic, Palomar Pictures, First Light, IMF production ; directed and produced by Kathryn Bigelow ; screenplay by Christopher Kyle ; produced by Joni Sighvatsson, Christine Whitaker and Edward S. Feldman.
Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, Joss Ackland. Story by Louis Nowra. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002. "This films has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit this screen."
Summary:
Inspired by actual events. At the height of the 1960s Cold War, Russia launches its flagship nuclear submarine, the K-19. As the K-19 heads toward American waters, a shocking discovery is made: the vessel's nuclear reactor system is leaking, imperiling the men and the sub's missiles.
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