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The Bedford Incident

“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”

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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.

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DirectorJames B. Harris

Keywords

submarinecold waratlantic oceansoviet militarynuclear missilebattlefieldboat chaseconfrontationdestroyer

Cast

Richard Widmark as Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.

Richard Widmark

Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.

Sidney Poitier as Ben Munceford

Sidney Poitier

Ben Munceford

James MacArthur as Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.

James MacArthur

Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.

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

Martin Balsam

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

Wally Cox as Seaman Merlin Queffle

Wally Cox

Seaman Merlin Queffle

Eric Portman as Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine

Eric Portman

Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine

Michael Kane as Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge

Michael Kane

Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge

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

Gary Cockrell

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

Phil Brown as Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay

Phil Brown

Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay

Brian Davies as Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications

Brian Davies

Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications