Watch The Bedford Incident (1965) Official Trailer
“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”
7 / 10 IMDb October 11, 1965 1h 42m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 42m
Release Date
October 11, 1965
Genre
Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Status
Released
Languages
English, Russian
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Producers
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
No photo
Frank Lieberman
as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
No photo
James Caffrey
as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Burnell Tucker
as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
No photo
Mike Lennox
as Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge
Bill Edwards
as Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge
Stephen Schreiber
as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Production Companies
Bedford Productions
Columbia PicturesThe Bedford Incident Official Trailer 1965
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