The Bedford Incident
“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.
- Production
- Bedford Productions, Columbia Pictures
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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
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
Burnell Tucker
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Bill Edwards
Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge
Stephen Schreiber
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
George Roubicek
Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.
Shane Rimmer
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Glenn Beck
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
Crew
- Director
- James B. Harris
- Writers
- James Poe
- Producers
- James B. Harris,Richard Widmark
- Cinematography
- Gilbert Taylor
- Composer
- Gerard Schurmann
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John Chard
October 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 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 …
CinemaSerf
September 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 under the scrutiny of journalist "Munceford" (Sidney Poitier) and an observing German Commodore - and former U-boat commander - (Eric Portman), keepin…