The Bedford Incident
movie
“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”
Released October 11, 1965
Overview
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.
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
Crew
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Arthur Lawson
as
Art Direction
Richard Widmark
as
Producer
James B. Harris
as
Director
James B. Harris
as
Producer
James Poe
as
Screenplay
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Gerard Schurmann
as
Original Music Composer
Gilbert Taylor
as
Director of Photography
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John Jympson
as
Editor
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Mark Rascovich
as
Novel
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Eric Allwright
as
Makeup Artist
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Derek V. Browne
as
Camera Operator
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Ian Cox
as
Technical Advisor