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When the Bedford detects a Soviet submarine just off the coast of Greenland, Finlander mercilessly stalks his prey into international waters and plays a waiting game after losing sonar contact in a field of icebergs, knowing the diesel-powered sub will have to surface within 24 hours to replenish its air and recharge its batteries. The crew ...
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.
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- Drama, Thriller
- James B. Harris
- 1965-11-12
Nerve-racking suspense surrounds THE BEDFORD INCIDENT, the tale of a U.S. Naval vessel on a routineNATO patrol that ends up in a freakish showdown with a Russian submarine.
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.
- James B. Harris, Clive Reed
- Richard Widmark
Synopsis. As the United States and Soviet Union warily eye one another during the Cold War, the destroyer USS Bedford is on patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean. A Navy helicopter ferries two men out to the ship in mid-ocean.
Reporter Ben Munceford (Sidney Poitier) is aboard a U.S. Navy ship sailing near the Arctic Circle, on assignment to write a profile of Capt. Eric Finlander (Richard Widmark), a hardened...
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- Adventure
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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.
