A real-life historical incident becomes the basis for this military thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow that's reminiscent of such submarine dramas as Das Boot (1981), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Crimson Tide (1995), and U-571 (2000). Harrison Ford stars as Captain Alexi Vostrikov, a Russian naval officer who's being given command of the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarine, K-19, at the height of the Cold War in 1961. The vessel's previous commander, Captain Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson) has been demoted to ...
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A real-life historical incident becomes the basis for this military thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow that's reminiscent of such submarine dramas as Das Boot (1981), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Crimson Tide (1995), and U-571 (2000). Harrison Ford stars as Captain Alexi Vostrikov, a Russian naval officer who's being given command of the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarine, K-19, at the height of the Cold War in 1961. The vessel's previous commander, Captain Mikhail Polenin (Liam Neeson) has been demoted to executive officer following a botched test and his outspoken assertions that the flagship is not yet ready for deployment, but he curbs his resentment and resolves to serve his new superior well. Polenin's concerns are well founded: parts are not yet installed, equipment is missing, and the ship's doctor is killed in an auto mishap. Political pressure forces Vostrikov to sail his crew into the North Atlantic anyway, for a missile fire test that serves as a warning to the U.S. that its enemy is now its technological equal. The test is a success, but a disastrous leak in the K-19's reactor cooling system soon threatens to create enough heat to detonate the craft's nuclear payload -- which would certainly be mistaken for the first salvo in a worldwide atomic exchange and spark the beginning of World War III. With no other option, Vostrikov orders his men to repair the damage in ten-minute shifts, irradiating them hopelessly. The conflict between the seemingly bureaucratic Communist Vostrikov and the more humane Polenin escalates, until a surprising twist reveals where both officers' loyalties truly lie. Karl Williams, Rovi
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Harrison Ford, Sam Spruell, Peter Stebbings, Christian Camargo, Roman Podhora, Sam Redford, Steve Nicolson, Liam Neeson,... Good. 2011 Run time: 138. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Harrison Ford; Liam Neeson; Peter Sarsgaard; Joss Ackland; John Shrapnel. Good. Run time: 138 mins. Language: English. Used-Good Condition. Signs of use, but nothing that should affect playback. Includes case and original artwork.
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Harrison Ford. Very good in very good packaging. A film nem a háborúról szól, hanem arról, hogy micsoda bátorság kell ahhoz, hogy ne legyen háború. A megtörtént eset ihlette film Vostrikov kapitány (Harrison Ford) hĹ‘siességét követi nyomon, akit a hidegháború csúcsán a nukleáris rakétát hordozó tengeralattjáró, a K-19 parancsnokává neveznek ki, az eredeti parancsnok Mihail Polenin kapitány (Liam Neeson) helyére. Vostrikov azt a feladatot kapja, hogy villámgyorsan indítsa el elsĹ‘ útjára a rosszul elĹ‘készített, nem megfelelĹ‘en felszerelt tengeralattjárót-s nem számít, hogy milyen áron. 8.5 GB (DVD) 2.35: 1. English. Audio Commentary, Theatrical Trailers, Trivia, Documentary. 480p.
This unfairly maligned drama about deadly reactor failure aboard a Soviet nuclear submarine is terrifically tense and boasts one of Harrison Ford's least typical and most satisfying performances, enhanced by the remarkable chemistry between his character and Liam Neeson's. The only false step in the film may be the plethora of endings and epilogues, not quite necessary and after awhile, a little tiring. But the film proper is edge-of-the-seat stuff, with a lot of thoughtfulness behind it.
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