An American destroyer Captain is determined to confront a Soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Perhaps too determined.
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Title: The Bedford Incident (1965)
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Cast
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| Richard Widmark | ... | Captain Eric Finlander U.S.N. | |
| Sidney Poitier | ... | Ben Munceford | |
| James MacArthur | ... | Ensign Ralston (as James Macarthur) | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N. | |
| Wally Cox | ... | Seaman Merlin Queffle | |
| Eric Portman | ... | Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke Deutsche Marine | |
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Michael Kane | ... | Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge |
| Colin Maitland | ... | Seaman Jones - Bridge | |
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Paul Tamarin | ... | Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge |
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Frank Lieberman | ... | Seaman 1st Class - Bridge |
| James Caffrey | ... | Seaman 1st Class - Bridge | |
| Burnell Tucker | ... | Seaman 1st Class - Bridge | |
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Mike Lennox | ... | Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge (as Michael Graham) |
| Bill Edwards | ... | Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge | |
| Stephen Schreiber | ... | Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge (as Stephen Von Schreiber) | |
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Richard Widmark plays a hardened cold-warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. Sidney Poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub in the depths and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to the breaking point. This one's grim tension to the end. Written by KC Hunt <khunt@eng.morgan.edu>
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Release Date:
12 November 1965 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Zwischenfall im Atlantik See more »Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKCompany Credits
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"Novosibirsk", the Russian submarine's escort ship (misspelled on its hull), is the name of an actual city in Russia. In English, the name translates to "New Siberia". This large city is located east of the Ural Mountains, in southern Siberia. See more »Goofs
As the movie opens, the ship is the British destroyer HMS Wakeful (hull number F-159), but after the doctor and journalist are delivered, the vessel (as a model) becomes the US Navy's DLG-113, a fictional vessel apparently intended to represent a Farragut-class destroyer. Interiors are obviously a Royal Navy ship. See more »Quotes
Captain Finlander: It's been my experience with the press that they ignore truth for sensationalism.See more »
Alternate Versions
Reportedly, there are two versions with different endings. One version ends with a missile being fired and a torpedo being released from the sub seconds before. In another version the sub is destroyed, and later that evening the German commodore is found aiming a .45 at the nose cone of a live missile. The captain asks why, the commodore gives some reply and pulls the trigger. Mr. Munceford is blown over the side, but survives. See more »Contribute to This Page
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Channel surfing, I stumbled across this movie on TCM and must say, "Wow!" As a child during the Cold War, I remember the tension between America and Russia, which this film captures well -- at least from the U.S. perspective. Richard Widmark's performance tops that of Humphrey Bogart in "The Caine Mutiny," strawberries or not. Sidney Poitier fits his role like a glove -- the scene between Poitier and Widmark in the latter's cabin is splendidly acted, allowing the viewer to get inside Widmark's head while not giving away too much -- and Martin Balsam gives another example why he was one of the screen's greatest supporting actors. It's better than "Fail Safe," sparing us Henry Fonda's hysterics as president. The tension builds aboard ship until a breathtaking climax. One worth watching.