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The Bedford Incident is a 1965 British-American Cold War film directed by James B. Harris, starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, and produced by Harris and Widmark. The cast also features Eric Portman, James MacArthur, Martin Balsam, and Wally Cox, as well as early appearances by Donald Sutherland and Ed Bishop.
Sep 23, 2003 · Nerve-wracking 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.
The Bedford Incident: Directed by James B. Harris. With Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur, Martin Balsam. An American destroyer Captain is determined to confront a Soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Perhaps too determined.
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- Drama, Thriller
- James B. Harris
- 1965-11-12
The Bedford Incident is a 1965 film directed by James B. Harris. It's a Cold War thriller set on the high seas. The USS Bedford, a Navy destroyer, is patrolling in the strait between Greenland and Iceland. The Bedford detects a Russian submarine lurking in the strait, in Greenland's territorial waters. Captain Eric Finlander ( Richard Widmark ...
The Bedford Incident is a 1965 Columbia film.
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.
Often overshadowed by more famous nuclear disaster films like Dr. Strangelove and Fail-Safe (both released in 1964), The Bedford Incident (1965) is a chillingly effective doomsday tale which plays out its "Cold War" scenario off the coast of Greenland.
