Plumbing the depths: K-19: the Widowmaker offers a grim but seaworthy tale. (The Critics Film). (movie review)
American Prospect, The, August, 2002 by Parker, James
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THERE ARE MANY REASONS TO applaud K-19: The Widowmaker, not the least of which is that it is such a hellish bummer. Here's the scenario (and it's based on a true story): In 1961, with the Cold War glacially raging, the Soviet nuclear submarine K-19 puts out to sea. Untested, undermanned and undersupplied, it is rushed into action by the brutal logic of the arms race. Its mission is one of straightforward intimidation: to fire a dummy warhead and then loiter menacingly off the eastern seaboard, within striking distance of New York and Washington.
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