The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

Director: James B. Harris Cast: Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
, Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
, James MacArthur
James MacArthur
, Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
James B. Harris
The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

Director: James B. Harris Cast: Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
, Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
, James MacArthur
James MacArthur
, Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam
James B. Harris

DVD (Wide Screen / Black & White)

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Overview

"The Bedford Incident was an attempt by Columbia Pictures -- which had previously made Dr. Strangelove and released Fail-Safe -- to once more tap the well of public anxiety surrounding nuclear weapons and the Cold War. Photojournalist Ben Munceford (Sidney Poitier) is allowed aboard a navy ship on patrol near the Arctic Circle, under the command of Captain Eric Finlander (Richard Widmark). Munceford's job is to observe the ship in action and record a ""typical"" mission. Finlander is a hard-as-nails sailor and dedicated anti-Communist with a patriotic zeal that's extraordinary even in a man of his rank and position. Finlander's main problem, however -- when he's not sparring with the journalist -- is tracking and hunting a Soviet sub that he knows is patrolling the same waters. What alarms Munceford (and the audience) is that Finlander acts like there is an actual ""hot"" war going on. He drives his men mercilessly, up to and past the breaking point, trying to hunt down the submarine and force it to surface, and nothing -- not the questions of Munceford, the angry protests of the newly-arrived medical officer (Martin Balsam), or the quietly voiced concerns of retired U-Boat commander Commodore Shrepke (Eric Portman), aboard as an observer, can get him to relent. Then, when it looks like Finlander has been vindicated and has gotten away with his provocation of the ""enemy,"" a mistake by a tired young officer (James MacArthur) suddenly unleashes all of the destructive power with which Finlander has been flirting."

Product Details

Release Date: 09/23/2003
UPC: 0043396008427
Original Release: 1965
Rating: NR
Source: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:42:00
Sales rank: 500

Special Features

Closed Caption; [None specified]

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Richard Widmark Captain Eric Finlander U.S.N.
Sidney Poitier Ben Munceford
James MacArthur Ensign Ralston
Martin Balsam Lieut. Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Wally Cox Sonarman, 2nd Class
Eric Portman Cmdr. Wolfgang Schrepke
Michael Kane Cmdr. Allison
Phil Brown Chief Pharmacist Mate McKinley
Gary Cockrell Lt. Bascombe
Brian Davies Lt. Beckman
Warren Stanhope Pharmacist's Mate Strauss
Donald Sutherland Pharmacist's Mate Nerny
Colin Maitland Seaman Jones
Ed Bishop Lt. Hacker
George Roubicek Lt. Burger
Michael Graham Lieutenant Krindlemeyer, USN
Bill Edwards Lieutenant Hazelwood, USN
Laurence Herder Petty Officer
Paul Tamarin Seaman 2nd Class
Burnell Tucker Seaman 1st Class
Roy Stephens Seaman 2nd Class
Shane Rimmer Seaman 1st Class
Gerard Schurmann Composer

Technical Credits
James B. Harris Producer,Director
James Poe Screenwriter
Winston Ryder Sound Effects
Richard Widmark Producer
Leslie Hammond Sound/Sound Designer
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