In theaters July 19:
Inspired by actual events, the heroic thriller
K-19: The Widowmaker
is National Geographic's first feature film.
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After a dramatic afternoon with the widow of the captain who inspired Harrison Fords character, nothing could stop Kathryn Bigelow from making
News Story: Sub Disaster Inspires Geographics First Movie
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From the greatest sub rescue in history to the tragedy of
investigate 11 undersea accidents with our
How have subs advanced since the disastrous days of
? Explore the major U.S. and Soviet
submarine classes of the Cold War
Around the world radioactive nuclear reactors in derelict subs dot the seafloor.
Do they threaten marine and human life?
K-19: The WidowmakerThe Secret Story of the Soviet Nuclear Submarine
National Geographics companion book to the movie is packed with rare historic images, a complete history of the actual events, and passages from the captains memoir.