Hostile Waters - A submarine thriller
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hostile Waters - A submarine thriller |
| Original title | Hostile Waters |
| Country of production |
USA UK Germany |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Drury |
| script | Troy Kennedy-Martin |
| production |
Tony Garnett Wolf Bauer |
| music | David Ferguson |
| camera | Alec Curtis |
| cut | Ian Farr |
| occupation | |
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Hostile Waters - Ein U-Boot-Thriller (alternative title: Im Fahrwasser des Todes , Hostile Waters - Fahrwasser des Todes ; Original title: Hostile Waters ) is an American - British - German thriller from 1997 . Directed by David Drury , the screenplay was written by Troy Kennedy-Martin .
action
The Soviet nuclear submarine K-219 collides with the US Los Angeles-class submarine USS Aurora after a risky maneuver . As a result of the accident, toxic gases are released in the hull of the Russian ship. Fire breaks out and the ship appears. The Russian chief engineer warns the captain of the possibility of a nuclear explosion.
Americans notice the problems and fear contamination of the US east coast. You are preparing to sink K-219. Captain Britanov dives and floods the burning parts of the ship, but the Americans initially interpret his dive as preparation for the launch of the missiles with nuclear weapons . The fire is extinguished and K-219 reappears. Since the safety system of the nuclear reactors fails, one of the Russian sailors has to manually lower the control rods into the reactor cores . He is successful , but cannot be evacuated afterwards. After solving other problems, the survivors are evacuated and the submarine sunk.
The seaman Sergei Preminin received a medal posthumously, and Captain Britanov was discharged from the Soviet Navy. The entire incident is kept secret from both sides.
The Iceland conference with Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev , which took place a little later in Reykjavík , started as planned, but was unsuccessful and was canceled.
Reviews
“The television drama reconstructs what happened and claims that an unauthorized rocket launch and a nuclear reactor explosion were barely prevented by the brave crew. An ambitious film based on a real event that illustrates the danger posed by nuclear-powered ships. The character drawing of the captain as responsible and deeply humane is remarkable within the otherwise television-like staging. "
backgrounds
The plot is based on true events from 1986. The film was shot in Berlin (original locations ), in Potsdam ( Studio Babelsberg ) and in London ( Pinewood Studios ). It was produced by Home Box Office , BBC and UFA , among others . First published on television in the USA and Germany; in some countries such as Portugal and Argentina the film was released on video. It was released in France in August 1998.
The submarine backdrop used at the filming location in Potsdam-Babelsberg has been preserved and since then has been an attraction in the amusement park called Filmpark Babelsberg, located next to the Babelsberg studio .
Awards
Martin Sheen was nominated for the ALMA Award in 1998 .
Web links
- Hostile Waters - A submarine thriller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hostile Waters - A submarine thriller at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hostile Waters - A Submarine Thriller in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed January 30, 2008
- ↑ uk.rottentomatoes.com/synopsis ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 30, 2008
- ↑ variety: “Film, Reviews, Hostile Waters” www.variety.com, accessed December 9, 2017
- ↑ Filming locations for Hostile Waters, accessed January 30, 2008
- ↑ Hostile Waters premiere dates, accessed January 30, 2008
- ^ MAZ: "Potsdam: Auf Tauchgang im Filmpark Babelsberg" www.maz-online.de, accessed December 9, 2017
- ↑ Description of the film set on the Babelsberg Film Park website www.filmpark-babelsberg.de, accessed on December 9, 2017
