K-19: The Widowmaker - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "K-19: The Widowmaker"
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Timing:
2:18 (138 min)
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Actors and characters
Steve Nicolson
Character Demichev
George Anton
Character Konstantin
James Francis Ginty
Character Anatoly
Lex Shrapnel
Character Kornilov
Sam Redford
Character Vasily
Roman Podhora
Character Lapinsh
Peter Graham
Character Danya Yashin
Shawn Mathieson
Character Stepan
Christopher Routh
Character Oleg
Lubomir Mykytiuk
Character Dr. Gavril
Michael Gladis
Character Yevgeny Borzenkov
Natalya Vintilova
Character Katya (as Natalia Vintilova)
Steve Cumyn
Character Arseni
Austin Strugnell
Character Yakov Rakitin
Arsenty Sydelnykov
Character Seymon 'Syoma' Dydik
Peter Oldring
Character Vanya
Joshua Close
Character Viktor
Gerrit Vooren
Character Voslensky
Joey Purpura
Character Georgi (as Gerrit Purpura)
Lev Prygunov
Character Ivan Vershinin
Jeremy Akerman
Character Fyodor Tsetkov
Lee J. Campbell
Character Judge
What's left behind the scenes
- The real nuclear submarine K-19 is recognized as one of the most accident-prone submarines due to the fact that it experienced several significant accidents, resulting in the deaths of more than 40 people. For this reason, K-19 was nicknamed "Hiroshima".
- The Kirov Symphony Orchestra was chosen to record the music for the film. Composer Klaus Badelt flew to Russia personally and conducted the recording at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Until that moment, the Kirov Orchestra had never performed music for films.
- The role of the K-19 in the film was played by the decommissioned Soviet submarine K-77 – a diesel-electric boat with cruise missiles, Project 651, with its characteristic hull features disguised – 4 large niches behind the missile launch tubes. In addition, the submarine's stern was extended by 25 meters (the length of Project 651 submarines is 86 meters, while Project 658 submarines are 104 meters long). A longer and wider conning tower made of plastic was built around the existing one, since on the real K-19, three ballistic missiles were located within the conning tower enclosure. The result was a fairly acceptable resemblance, except that the deck remained wider than on the K-19. After filming, as per the contract, the film company dismantled these superstructures and restored the submarine to its original appearance, after which it served as a museum for 5 years in the city of Providence, Rhode Island.
- In 2000, Bigelow and her assistants came to Russia and, with great effort, obtained permission to travel to the Northern Fleet, where she personally visited the aging decommissioned BS-19, as it was known at the time.
- The filmmakers conducted extensive consultations with participants in those distant events. However, only one episode in the film is accurate – when the sailors are assembling the emergency cooling system. At one point, former crew members planned to sue the film company for distorting the facts. The initial script was disliked by the crew, resulting in an open letter written by members of the first crew. In the final version of the film, the most controversial episodes are missing, and they rate the accuracy of the remaining events as 'about 90 percent'.
- The real events on which the film is based differ significantly from what is shown. The film combines elements of several accidents that occurred with the K-19. There was no mutiny on board, and, of course, the idea of surrendering the ship to the Americans was simply not considered.
- At the beginning of the film, on the train, Harrison Ford's character appears as a 2nd Rank Captain (2 stars on his epaulettes) of the Soviet Navy; shortly thereafter, in Moscow, at headquarters, standing near a world map, Ford's character is already a 1st Rank Captain (3 stars on his epaulettes). He then reverts to being a 2nd Rank Captain.
- Filming took place from February 19 to June 29, 2001.
- The filmmakers conducted extensive consultations with participants in those past events. But only one episode in the film is accurate – when sailors are assembling an emergency cooling system. At one point, former submarine crew members planned to sue the film company for distorting the facts. The initial script did not appeal to the crew, resulting in an open letter written by members of the original crew. In the final version of the film, the most controversial episodes are missing, and they rate the accuracy of the remaining events as 'around 90 percent'.
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