The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

102 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, War | Oct. 11, 1965

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.

The Bedford Incident

102 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller, War | Oct. 11, 1965

The Bedford Incident
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Columbia Pictures, Bedford Productions Ltd.
Original title The Bedford Incident
Directors Phyllis Crocker, Clive Reed, James B. Harris
Writers Mark Rascovich, James Poe

Cast

Richard Widmark

as Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.

Sidney Poitier

as Ben Munceford

James MacArthur

as Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.

Martin Balsam

as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.

Wally Cox

as Seaman Merlin Queffle

Eric Portman

as Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine

Michael Kane

as Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge

Gary Cockrell

as Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.

Phil Brown

as Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay

Brian Davies

as Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications

Paul Carson

as Seaman 1st Class - Communications

Ed Bishop

as Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications

Colin Maitland

as Seaman Jones - Bridge

Paul Tamarin

as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge

Frank Lieberman

as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge

James Caffrey

as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge

Burnell Tucker

as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge

Mike Lennox

as Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge (as Michael Graham)

Bill Edwards

as Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge

Stephen Schreiber

as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge (as Stephen Von Schreiber)

Ronald Rubin

as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge

Eugene Leonard

as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge

Roy Stephens

as Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.

George Roubicek

as Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.

John McCarthy

as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.

Shane Rimmer

as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.

Glenn Beck

as Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.

Laurence Herder

as Petty Officer - Communications

Donald Sutherland

as Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay

Warren Stanhope

as Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay