K-19: The Widowmaker is a fact-based fictional movie released on July 19, 2002, about the first of many disasters that befell the Soviet submarine of the same name. The movie was directed by Kathryn Bigelow; the screenplay was written by Christopher Kyle, based on a story by Louis Nowra.
The movie cost $100,000,000 to make, but gross returns were only $35,000,000 in the United States and $30,500,000 internationally, qualifying it as a box office ...
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K-19: The Widowmaker is a fact-based fictional movie released on July 19, 2002, about the first of many disasters that befell the Soviet submarine of the same name. The movie was directed by Kathryn Bigelow; the screenplay was written by Christopher Kyle, based on a story by Louis Nowra.
The movie cost $100,000,000 to make, but gross returns were only $35,000,000 in the United States and $30,500,000 internationally, qualifying it as a box office bomb. The film was not financed by a major studio (National Geographic was a key investor), making it one of the most expensive independent films to date. It was filmed in Canada, specifically Toronto, Ontario; Gimli, Manitoba; and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Hotel class submarine K-19 was played by the Juliett class K-77, which was significantly modified for the role.
Klaus Badelt wrote the film's militaristic score.
In 1959, the Soviet Union launches its first nuclear submarine, the K-19 - nicknamed "The Widowmaker" due to many deaths that...
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