The Bedford Incident

Name: The Bedford Incident
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 1965-10-11
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.985

★ 7,0 /10 (98 Votes)

1965 EN 102 min

Overview

During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to breaking point.

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Release date

11/10/1965

Votes

Popularity

2.9

“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”

Genres

Action Drama Thriller War

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

102 min

Richard Widmark

Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.

Sidney Poitier

Ben Munceford

James MacArthur

Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.

Martin Balsam

Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.

Wally Cox

Seaman Merlin Queffle

Eric Portman

Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine

Michael Kane

Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge

Gary Cockrell

Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.

Phil Brown

Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay

Brian Davies

Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications

Paul Carson

Seaman 1st Class - Communications

Ed Bishop

Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications

Colin Maitland

Seaman Jones - Bridge

Paul Tamarin

Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge

No photo

Frank Lieberman

Seaman 1st Class - Bridge

No photo

James Caffrey

Seaman 1st Class - Bridge

Burnell Tucker

Seaman 1st Class - Bridge

No photo

Mike Lennox

Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge

Bill Edwards

Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge

Stephen Schreiber

Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge

No photo

Ronald Rubin

Seaman 1st Class - Bridge

No photo

Eugene Leonard

Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge

No photo

Roy Stephens

Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.

George Roubicek

Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.

No photo

John McCarthy

Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.

Shane Rimmer

Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.

Glenn Beck

Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.

Laurence Herder

Petty Officer - Communications

Donald Sutherland

Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay

Warren Stanhope

Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay

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Yeah, it's a lot of work being a mean bastard. The Bedford Incident is directed by James B. Harris and is adapted by James Poe from the 1963 book by Mark Rascovich. It stars Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, with Widmark co-producing. The cast also features James McArthur, Martin Balsam, Wally Cox and Eric Portman, as well as early appearances by Donald Sutherland and Ed Bishop. The story is set during the Cold War and focuses on the captain and crew of the USS Bedford as it patrols the North Atlantic waters for Russian submarine activities. Capt. Eric Findlander (Widmark) is a tough a…

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There is something of the "Enemy Below" (1957) in this tautly directed naval cat and mouse thriller. Richard Widmark ("Finlander") is captain of the USS "Bedford" an American destroyer that is on the tail of a Soviet submarine caught in it's territorial waters. What ensues now is tense and nerve-wracking as the captain must play his dangerous game under the scrutiny of journalist "Munceford" (Sidney Poitier) and an observing German Commodore - and former U-boat commander - (Eric Portman), keeping his ship on maximum readiness as the his crew and his officers start to fray a bit round the edges…

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