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K-19: The Widowmaker
Why this pick
A claustrophobic submarine crisis built around exhausting technical peril, command pressure, and a crew forced to hold together under catastrophic conditions.
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MOVIE1981 2h 29m DEU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 1941, a German U-boat embarks on a dangerous mission from La Rochelle to Spain and back. The Captain, a sensitive man hardened by years of tough responsibility, must inspire his crew to carry out nearly impossible orders when things start turning tragic.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jürgen Prochnow
Kapitän-Leutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
Herbert Grönemeyer
Leutnant Werner
Klaus Wennemann
Der Leitende/Fritz Grade
Martin Semmelrogge
2WO
Bernd Tauber
Kriechbaum/Navigator
Erwin Leder
Johann
Martin May
Ullmann
Heinz Hoenig
Hinrich