The Bedford Incident
Movie
1965
1 HOUR 42 MINS
Adventure
A tense Cold War thriller where a U.S. Navy destroyer captain obsessively pursues a Soviet submarine, leading to an escalating confrontation with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Cast & Crew
Richard Widmark Captain Eric Finlander U.S.N.
Sidney Poitier Ben Munceford
Martin Balsam Lieutenant Commander Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
James MacArthur Ensign Ralston
Wally Cox Seaman Merlin Queffle
Eric Portman Commodore Wolfgange Schrepke Deutsche Marine
Michael Kane Commander Allison Executive Officer
Phil Brown Chif Hospitalman James McKinley
Gary Cockrell Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N.
Brian Davies Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N.
Warren Stanhope Hospitalman Strauss
Donald Sutherland Hospitalman Nerney
Colin Maitland Seaman Jones
Ed Bishop Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N.
George Roubicek Lieutenant Berger U.S.N.
James B. Harris Director
James B. Harris Producer
James Poe Screenwriter
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