K-19: The Widowmaker – ON BLU-RAY 5/4/10

February 8, 2010 by J!-ENT

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Director Kathryn Bigelow’s (The Hurt Locker) gripping film about a real-life disaster aboard a nuclear submarine sets a course for Blu-ray when K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER arrives May 4, 2010 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson, the film was inspired by a true story about an incident on a Soviet K-19 submarine in 1961 during the height of the Cold War. When the nuclear reactor core becomes exposed during the K-19’s maiden voyage, the captain (Ford) bravely tries to avert both the destruction of his ship and the start of a nuclear war while defending his command against a near mutiny lead by his executive officer (Neeson).

The K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER Blu-ray features a host of bonus material including commentary by Kathryn Bigelow and cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth, a making of featurette, a look at the makeup techniques, as well as additional featurettes and the original theatrical trailer.

K-19 : THE WIDOWMAKER Blu-ray:

The K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. Bonus features are presented in standard definition except where noted HD:

· Commentary by director Kathryn Bigelow and cinematographer
Jeff Cronenweth
· The Making of K-19: The Widowmaker
· Exploring the Craft: Make-Up Techniques
· Breaching the Hull
· It’s in the Details
· Theatrical Trailer (HD)

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