

The Bedford Incident
“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”
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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- Language
- English
- submarine
- cold war
- atlantic ocean
- soviet military
- nuclear missile
- battlefield
- boat chase
- confrontation
- destroyer
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG11 Oct 1965
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG11 Oct 1965
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Jan 1966
BrazilBR
- Theatricale 101 Jan 1966
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG3 Dec 1965
JapanJP
- TheatricalG12 Nov 1965
NetherlandsNL
- PhysicalALDVD9 Dec 2004
PortugalPT
- Theatricale 102 Jan 1966
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The Bedford Incident was released on 11 October 1965.
Audience reviews
2- J8/10
John Chard
10/4/2015
Yeah, it's a lot of work being a mean bastard. The Bedford Incident is directed by James B. Harris and is adapted by James Poe from the 1963 book by Mark Rascovich. It stars Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, with Widmark co-producing. The cast also features James McArthur, Martin Balsam, Wally Cox and Eric Portman, as well as early appearances by Donald Sutherland and Ed Bishop. The story is set during the Co…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
9/5/2024
There is something of the "Enemy Below" (1957) in this tautly directed naval cat and mouse thriller. Richard Widmark ("Finlander") is captain of the USS "Bedford" an American destroyer that is on the tail of a Soviet submarine caught in it's territorial waters. What ensues now is tense and nerve-wracking as the captain must play his dangerous game under the scrutiny of journalist "Munceford" (Sidney Poitier) and an o…
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