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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as Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
as Ben Munceford
as Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.
as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
as Seaman Merlin Queffle
as Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
as Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge
as Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
as Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
as Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
John Chard
Oct 4, 2015
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…
CinemaSerf
Sep 5, 2024
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 …
