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The Bedford Incident ()

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An American destroyer Captain is determined to confront a Soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Perhaps too determined.
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Capt. Eric Finlander U.S.N.
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Ben Munceford
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Ens. Ralston (as James Macarthur)
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Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N.
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Seaman Merlin Queffle
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Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke - Deutsche Marine
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Cmdr. Allison - Executive Officer, Bridge
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Seaman Jones - Bridge
Paul Tamarin ...
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Frank Lieberman ...
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
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Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
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Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Mike Lennox ...
Lt. Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge (as Michael Graham)
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Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge
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Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge (as Stephen Von Schreiber)
Ronald Rubin ...
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Eugene Leonard ...
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
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Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
Roy Stephens ...
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
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Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.
John McCarthy ...
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
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Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
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Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C. (as Glen Beck)
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Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
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Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications (as Edward Bishop)
Paul Carson ...
Seaman 1st Class - Communications
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Petty Officer - Communications
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Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
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Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay
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Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay
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Alan Gibbs ...
Seaman (uncredited)
Charles Price ...
Seaman (uncredited)

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James B. Harris ... (directed by)

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Mark Rascovich ... (based on the novel by)
 
James Poe ... (screenplay by)

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James B. Harris ... producer
Denis O'Dell ... associate producer
Richard Widmark ... producer

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Gerard Schurmann

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Gilbert Taylor ... director of photography

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John Jympson

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Roy Benson ... assistant editor
Pamela Tomling ... assistant editor

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James Liggat

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Arthur Lawson

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Eric Allwright ... makeup artist

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Victor Peck ... production manager

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Clive Reed ... assistant director
Dusty Symonds ... third assistant director (uncredited)

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Lionel Couch ... associate art director

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Les Hammond ... sound recordist (as Leslie Hammond)
Bob Jones ... sound recordist (as Robert Jones)
Winston Ryder ... sound editor

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Doug Ferris ... matte artist (uncredited)

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Derek V. Browne ... camera operator (as Derek Browne)

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Gerard Schurmann ... conductor

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Phyllis Crocker ... continuity

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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.)
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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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Also Known As
  • Aux postes de combat (France)
  • Estado de alarma (Spain)
  • Случай с Бедфордом (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Al borde del abismo (Mexico)
  • Alarm ved Grønland (Norway)
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  • 102 min
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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!
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