The Bedford Incident (1965)

10/11/1965 (GB) • 1h 42m

Action, Drama, Thriller, War

“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”

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.

Top Billed Cast

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

submarine

cold war

atlantic ocean

soviet military

nuclear missile

battlefield

boat chase

confrontation

destroyer

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