“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”
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.
- 7.0
- 1965
- Released
- 1h 42m
Richard Widmark
Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
Sidney Poitier
Ben Munceford
James MacArthur
Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.
Martin Balsam
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Wally Cox
Seaman Merlin Queffle
Eric Portman
Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
Michael Kane
Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge
Gary Cockrell
Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
Phil Brown
Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
Brian Davies
Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
Paul Carson
Seaman 1st Class - Communications
Ed Bishop
Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications
Colin Maitland
Seaman Jones - Bridge
Paul Tamarin
Seaman 2nd Class - BridgeFrank Lieberman
Seaman 1st Class - BridgeJames Caffrey
Seaman 1st Class - BridgeBurnell Tucker
Seaman 1st Class - BridgeMike Lennox
Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge
Bill Edwards
Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge
Stephen Schreiber
Seaman 2nd Class - BridgeRonald Rubin
Seaman 1st Class - BridgeEugene Leonard
Seaman 2nd Class - BridgeRoy Stephens
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.George Roubicek
Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.John McCarthy
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Shane Rimmer
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Glenn Beck
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
Laurence Herder
Petty Officer - Communications
Donald Sutherland
Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay
Warren Stanhope
Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay
Released
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- #submarine
- #cold war
- #atlantic ocean
- #soviet military
- #nuclear missile
- #battlefield
- #boat chase
- #confrontation
- #destroyer
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There is something of the "Enemy Below" (1957) in this tautly directed naval cat and mouse thriller. Richard Widmark ("Finlander") is captain of the USS "Bedford" an American destroyer that is on the tail of a Soviet submarine caught in it's territorial waters. What ensues now is tense and nerve-wracking as the captain must play his dangerous game under the scrutiny of journalist "Munceford" (Sidn
Yeah, it's a lot of work being a mean bastard. The Bedford Incident is directed by James B. Harris and is adapted by James Poe from the 1963 book by Mark Rascovich. It stars Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, with Widmark co-producing. The cast also features James McArthur, Martin Balsam, Wally Cox and Eric Portman, as well as early appearances by Donald Sutherland and Ed Bishop. The story