K-19: The Widowmaker Page #2

We'll compensate with sea water

ballast till we get back to port.

If we get back to port.

You know what the men

are calling this boat?

The Widowmaker.

Five died from fumes

sealing the tanks.

Another four in construction

and the doctor.

The champagne bottle.

Ten dead. And we haven't left dock.

I'm surprised they confide their fears

to their commanding officer.

A crew is a family.

The captain is the father.

My own father inspired

more fear than he indulged.

I was told there are two versions

about your father.

One, he was a hero

of the Revolution.

Two, he died in the Gulag.

Both are true.

How are those safety checks

going on down below, Captain?

Proceeding.

Misha. There you go.

and he gives half to a rodent.

Yevgeny, wrap this around

your private parts.

The gamma rays can...

You should also take your dosimeter

- once a day to the doctor.

- Why?

He reads it and tells you how long

you have before your torpedo falls off.

Captain?

I'm Gennadi Savran.

Your new medical officer.

What was your last posting?

No, no. I'm the base physician here.

They said there was an emergency.

So here I am.

- Welcome to K-19, Doctor.

- Captain...

We will be back soon?

- I get...

- What?

...seasick.

Gentlemen, gentlemen.

Misha, please.

- Vostrikov marries a girl...

- Yuri, you promised.

Vostrikov marries a girl

with top Party connections.

He knows which fork to use for

salad, so they make him a captain.

That's why

you've never been promoted.

Be quiet!

We are all good communists here.

- To good communists!

- To good communists!

You're drunk. Sit down!

Gentlemen, gentlemen.

A little bit of respect.

Captain Vostrikov does not know you

the way I do.

You're still the captain

as far as we're concerned.

He's the captain.

I'm executive officer.

I'm pleased to be with my boys.

My turn.

They say another cosmonaut

orbited earth before Yuri Gagarin.

But he was not loyal enough

to hold his breath

when his life support system gave up.

So now he never existed.

Gagarin was lucky.

Let's hope we are too.

To luck!

Vadim!

- Vadim!

- Katya!

- Katya!

- Vadim!

Vadim!

- Don't worry!

- Don't go!

Please!

Defense Minister Zelentsov.

Admiral Bratyeev...

request permission to carry out

orders in defense of the motherland.

Carry out your patriotic duty.

- All hands down.

- All hands down!

- Single up all lines.

- Single up all lines!

Single up lines!

- Land the gangway.

- Land the gangway!

Gangway landed!

Gangway landed!

K-19 ready for sea, Captain.

- Port turbine, slow ahead.

- Port turbine, slow ahead.

I just hope you picked the right man.

- All compartments prepare to dive.

- Top hatches closed and latched!

- Open the mid-ship vent.

- Opened.

- Ready to dive, Captain.

- Dive the boat.

Speed six knots.

Depth 50 meters.

Speed 6 knots.

Planesman, depth 50 meters.

Making depth 50 meters.

- Slow ahead together.

- Slow ahead together.

- Course?

- Course is steady 3-2-3, Captain.

- Depth under the keel.

- Echo sound reads 350 meters.

- 20 meters.

- Telephone tested and correct.

Take readings every two minutes.

Don't worry. It'll stop

once the pressure increases.

Simulate an electrical fire

in the galley, please.

Fire in switchbox number 65.

This is a drill.

Repeat. This is a drill.

We're stuck!

Fire has spread

to the next compartment.

Simulate electrical failure,

compartment four.

Electrical failure,

compartment four. This is a drill.

Compartment four,

loss of electrical power. This is a drill!

Emergency lights!

Prepare the cable! Let's go!

The fire's out in the galley, Captain.

Too much damage.

Too many casualties.

Simulate flooding, compartment four.

Make them work in the dark.

If this were not a drill the boat would

be crippled and half the crew dead.

Let me speak

to the officer in charge.

Try it again tomorrow.

I only wanted to say

how sympathetic I am

about the change in command.

These decisions are not always

for us to understand.

Thank you, Comrade Suslov.

Still, it's an honor to serve

in this boat in any capacity.

indeed.

It's historic.

Excuse me.

Checking the pressurizer?

Yes, Lieutenant.

You know religious icons

are forbidden?

Yeah?

This is the future, Pavel.

Cars that never need refueling.

Free power for every family.

Maybe even travel to the planets.

It's a privilege

to be a part of this future.

Yes, Lieutenant.

Good morning, gentlemen.

- What's this?

- We only shower on Saturdays.

Action stations. Chemical fire

in motor control compartment.

This is a drill.

Watch out!

Fire in the main switchboard,

C2L.

Come on, come on!

Valve rupture in compartment eight.

Torpedo fuel spill in aft torpedo room.

Start the drill again.

Comrades, officers and sailors,

remember...

the American propaganda will always

play on your baser primitive instincts.

Greed, lust, individualism.

In American propaganda,

you will see how everybody has a car,

nice clothes, a nice apartment.

But you will never see

the truth behind this lie.

You will not see police dogs attacking

demonstrators for civil rights.

You will not see beggars, the

homeless, the Negro shantytowns.

You will not see the warmongers

who threaten the world

with nuclear holocaust.

Stand by to simulate firing

torpedo number eight.

- Number eight isn't loaded, Captain.

- I know that.

I want you to unload seven

and load eight.

- Now, please.

- Captain.

Ice formations near our depth.

I suggest we go deeper

and run the drill later.

Negative. Ice formations will not be

suspended in the event of war.

Unload seven torpedo.

Load eight torpedo.

Unload seven torpedo.

Load eight torpedo. This is a drill.

Will we ever stop?

We need the rest.

Quiet!

Proceed to your action stations

immediately.

Come on!

Gauge in gear.

Torpedo withdrawn.

Open number eight.

Traverse torpedo!

Traverse torpedo!

Dimitri!

Come on, help me!

Come on! Don't stop!

Vasily! Vasily!

Two men are injured.

Have them seen by the doctor

and start the drill again.

Two men short, Captain.

Have them put the torpedo back

in tube seven and start the drill again.

- Traverse torpedo!

- Traversing torpedo!

Going under! Clear!

Attention!

At ease.

I was told there was

some complaining.

So...any complaints?

There's no complaints here, Captain.

Good.

It's not the men's fault.

It's your fault...the officers.

You have failed

to set high standards,

to correct their deficiencies.

If you do your job,

the men will do theirs.

That is all.

- What's her name?

- Katya.

She's pretty.

Hey.

- She's pretty.

- Hey.

Sorry.

- I'm writing to her.

- Where will you mail it?

- It's in case I die.

- In case you die?

In case I die.

Captain, we're five miles from missile

launch area. Ahead of schedule.

Good morning, gentlemen.

- Course to steer, 1-8-5.

- 1-8-5.

Captain.

Captain.

Conduct emergency dive drill.

Bow planes jammed

Bow planes

jammed 20 degrees down.

Set 20 degrees down on the bow.

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