The Bedford Incident (1965)
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.
- Released
- 1965-10-11
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, War
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- James Poe, James B. Harris
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 101 votes
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
- Sidney Poitier as Ben Munceford
- James MacArthur as Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.
- Martin Balsam as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
- Wally Cox as Seaman Merlin Queffle
- Eric Portman as Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
- Michael Kane as Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge
- Gary Cockrell as Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
- Phil Brown as Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
- Brian Davies as Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
- Paul Carson as Seaman 1st Class - Communications
- Ed Bishop as Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications
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