The Bedford Incident (1965)
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- Approved
- 1h 42min
- Drama, Thriller
- 12 Nov 1965 (Japan)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.
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Cast verified as complete
Richard Widmark | ... |
Capt. Eric Finlander U.S.N.
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Sidney Poitier | ... |
Ben Munceford
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James MacArthur | ... |
Ens. Ralston
(as James Macarthur)
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Martin Balsam | ... |
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N.
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Wally Cox | ... |
Seaman Merlin Queffle
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Eric Portman | ... |
Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke - Deutsche Marine
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Michael Kane | ... |
Cmdr. Allison - Executive Officer, Bridge
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Colin Maitland | ... |
Seaman Jones - Bridge
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Paul Tamarin | ... |
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
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Frank Lieberman | ... |
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
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James Caffrey | ... |
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
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Burnell Tucker | ... |
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
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Mike Lennox | ... |
Lt. Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge
(as Michael Graham)
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Bill Edwards | ... |
Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge
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Stephen Schreiber | ... |
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
(as Stephen Von Schreiber)
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Ronald Rubin | ... |
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
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Eugene Leonard | ... |
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
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Gary Cockrell | ... |
Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
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Roy Stephens | ... |
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
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George Roubicek | ... |
Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.
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John McCarthy | ... |
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
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Shane Rimmer | ... |
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
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Glenn Beck | ... |
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
(as Glen Beck)
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Brian Davies | ... |
Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
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Ed Bishop | ... |
Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications
(as Edward Bishop)
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Paul Carson | ... |
Seaman 1st Class - Communications
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Laurence Herder | ... |
Petty Officer - Communications
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Phil Brown | ... |
Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
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Donald Sutherland | ... |
Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay
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Warren Stanhope | ... |
Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Alan Gibbs | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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Charles Price | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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Directed by
James B. Harris | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Mark Rascovich | ... | (based on the novel by) |
James Poe | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
James B. Harris | ... | producer |
Denis O'Dell | ... | associate producer |
Richard Widmark | ... | producer |
Music by
Gerard Schurmann |
Cinematography by
Gilbert Taylor | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
John Jympson |
Editorial Department
Roy Benson | ... | assistant editor |
Pamela Tomling | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
James Liggat |
Art Direction by
Arthur Lawson |
Makeup Department
Eric Allwright | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Victor Peck | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clive Reed | ... | assistant director |
Dusty Symonds | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Lionel Couch | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
Les Hammond | ... | sound recordist (as Leslie Hammond) |
Bob Jones | ... | sound recordist (as Robert Jones) |
Winston Ryder | ... | sound editor |
Visual Effects by
Doug Ferris | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Derek V. Browne | ... | camera operator (as Derek Browne) |
Music Department
Gerard Schurmann | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
Phyllis Crocker | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Ian Cox | ... | technical advisor (as Lieut. Commander Ian Cox D.S.O. R.N. Rtd.) |
J.D. Ferguson | ... | technical advisor (as Capt. J.D. Ferguson U.S.N. Rtd.) |
Production Companies
- Columbia Pictures (presents)
- Bedford Productions Ltd.
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1965) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1966) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kamera (1966) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1966) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Bavaria Filmgesellschaft m.b.H. (1966) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1967) (United States) (tv)
- Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment (1980) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- RCA / Columbia Pictures Video (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (United States) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Encore Video (Germany) 2002 (Germany) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1988) (Australia) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2023) (Australia) (DVD)
- Videolog (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Richard Widmark plays a hardened cold-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 to the breaking point. This one's grim tension to the end.
Written by KC Hunt |
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Taglines | Now...In the North Atlantic...High Adventure in the High Naval Tradition from the Company That Gave You "The Caine Mutiny"! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Although by this point Sidney Poitier had been making films for 15 years, this was the first film he made in which his race was neither mentioned nor relevant. See more » |
Goofs | Some believe that the U.S. Navy of the mid-1960s was segregated and Black sailors could serve only in limited categories, which is not true. The U.S. military was desegregated in 1947 by President Harry S. Truman and Navy rates (jobs) were open on a race-free basis. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 Cold War Movies (2014). See more » |
Quotes |
[after Finlander orders an anti-submarine rocket armed]
Commodore Schrepke: This is insane! Captain Finlander: Now don't worry, Commodore. The Bedford'll never fire first. But if he fires one, I'll fire one. Ensign Ralston: [launching the rocket] Fire One! See more » |