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The Bedford Incident

1965, Movie, NR, 102 mins

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Widmark is the captain of a newly launched destroyer, and his mission is to root out hostile subs in the North Atlantic. Along for the ride (in a role that never once refers to his color) is Poitier, a newspaperman documenting the ship's travels. MacArthur is a young ensign who is ridden mercilessly by Widmark. Contact with a Russian sub is made, and the hunt begins. Widmark stalks relentlessly until an atomic weapon is accidentally fired by MacArthur. Taut and suspenseful, ... read more leave a comment
A U.S. destroyer has a nuclear showdown with a Russian submarine in The Bedford Incident (1965) starring Sidney Poitier.
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Posted: 8/1/2008
Nerve-racking suspense surrounds The Bedford Incident, the tale of a U.S. Naval vessel on a routine NATO patrol that ends up in a freakish showdown with a Russian submarine. Richard Widmark is Capt. Eric Finlander, the maniacal commander who drives his tense crew to the brink of nervous exhaustion. Sidney Poitier is Ben Munceford, a photojournalist aboard The Bedford, assigned to record a "typical" mission. His moral indignation is put to the test by the captain's obsession with forcing the sub to the surface. Several crew members are at their breaking points as Finlander continues his prowl. Especially affected is a former German U-boat commander, now aboard the Bedford as a NATO observer, portrayed by Eric Portman.
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Length: 01:42:03
Posted: 9/18/2008
An American destroyer captain is determined to confront a Soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Perhaps too determined.
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Length: 01:43:00
Posted: 11/1/2008
Richard Widmark portrays the captain of a newly launched U.S. Destroyer who is obsessed with hunting down a particular Soviet submarine regardless of the great risks involved.
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Posted: 10/21/2008
Year: 1965
Rated NR

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Cast
Richard Widmark: Capt. Eric Finlander, USN
Sidney Poitier: Ben Munceford
James MacArthur: Ens. Ralston
Martin Balsam: Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter
Wally Cox: Sonarman, 2nd Class
Eric Portman: Cmdr. Wolfgang Schrepke

 

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