USA: HARRISON FORD AND LOVE INTEREST CALISTA FLOCKHART ATTEND WORLD PREMIER OF HIS NEW FILM "K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER" IN LOS ANGELES

Record ID: 392888

  • Title: USA: HARRISON FORD AND LOVE INTEREST CALISTA FLOCKHART ATTEND WORLD PREMIER OF HIS NEW FILM "K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER" IN LOS ANGELES
  • Date: 15th July 2002
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 15, 2002) (REUTERS) PAN: EXTERIOR SHOTS WESTWOOD VILLAGE THEATRES PAN: RED CARPET AND K-19 MARQUEE CU: MOVIE POSTER AND PAN VIEW OF ARRIVAL LINE WIDE SHOT OF ARRIVAL LINE PAN: CROWD SHOT SV: HARRISON FORD SPEAKING WITH MEDIA AS CALISTA FLOCKHART (WHITE DRESS) WATCHES ZOOM IN: ACTRESS ANGELA BASSET SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS SCU: L
  • Embargoed: 30th July 2002 13:00
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  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES AND VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA61TENONRPO44RL9PK6D5T0UIV
  • Story Text: Crowds of fans cheered wildly for Hollywood actor Harrison Ford at the world premiere of his new film "K-19: The Widowmaker." Ford's love interest, actress Calista Flockhart, was close-at-hand as the two mingled with those who lined the red carpet. Cast members of the film, inspired by true Cold War events, spoke about playing the parts of Russian naval heroes.
    Harrison Ford and television's Allie McBeal, Calista Flockhart, arrived at the world premiere of "K-19: The Widowmaker" to greet a group of excited fans. Ford and Flockhart have been seen together at numerous public events since the action star's separation from his wife.
    In the film, Ford takes on the role of a Russian naval captain in charge of a submarine at the height of the Cold War. Liam Neeson costars in this underwater drama that pits two naval captains against one another in a dramatic story based on actual events.
    Captain Alexei Vostrikov, played by Ford, is ordered to take control of the nuclear missile submarine K-19 away from its original commander, Captain Mikhail Polenin, played by Liam Neeson. After a series of extensive preparatory tests to both the sub and its crew, K-19 is ordered to take station 400 kilometers from the U.S. coastline, between New York and Washington, D.C.
    Unaware that the sub has been crippled during the tests, Vostrikov sets off on his mission. Disaster strikes when the sub's reactor cooling system springs a leak and the reactor core begins to heat up.
    Harrison Ford said what makes "K-19" unique is the fact that it does not demonize the enemy; in fact it shows that the Russians and American really had much in common during the cold war.
    "But finally you come to the same understanding that people no matter what their cultural differences what their political differences are pretty much the same. We are human beings we react the same way in these kinds of circumstances,"
    said Ford.
    In the role of Suslov, Russian born actor Ravil Isyanov is the only Russian with a speaking part in the film. Isyanov described the film's importance saying, "I think it is a very important film not just for the movie industry. It is an important film for people in both countries, for people on the planet really. Because, these are truths that are coming out now."
    In the film the crew of K-19 face the reality that the core must be opened which will send massive amounts of radiation throughout the ship. If they fail, an eruption of the core could set off missile warheads and commence the third world war.
    To create a sense of reality, ten of K-19's compartments were reproduced for the film, accurate to the smallest knob.
    For big guy Liam Neeson, the tiny compartments weren't exactly comfortable. For Neeson, the tight working conditions outweighed the opportunity to be directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
    Neeson confessed he enjoys submarine movies and was drawn to the project because of the script.
    The genesis of the film was an in-depth article on the historical events that appeared in "The National Geographic."
    "K-19" also stars Peter Sarsgaard and Christian Camargo, who play Officer Vadim Radtchenko and Pavel Loktev respectively.
    "K-19" opens in the United States on July 17.
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