1965

The Bedford Incident

  • Action
  • Drama
  • Thriller

Richard Widmark plays a hardened cold-war 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, and the on-screen tension, to breaking point in this chilling cold-war tale of cat and mouse.

Cast

Sidney PoitierBen Munceford
Eric PortmanCommodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
James MacArthurEnsign Ralston, U.S.N.
Martin BalsamLieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Wally CoxSeaman Merlin Queffle
Michael KaneCommander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge

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