Excellent portrayal of the human condition in the face of catastrophy!

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2003)

I found this movie to be an excellent. While it is an accurate portrayal of an important historical event, this film deals directly with human nature in the face of catastrophe. It also shows the courage and dignity these men had in the face of a failing vessel due to the ineptitude of the Soviet bureaucracy and the obsessive nature of its captain. The men of K-19 rise to the cause and make the sacrifices necessary to attempt repairs. Though they ultimately fail in the end they saved the world from an event that would have led to a nuclear war at a time when tensions between the US and the USSR were at their worse. This is a well acted film and well directed. I recommend it not only because it is a good story but places the Cold War in proper perspective as a folly of misperception.