The Bedford Incident
69 %|Oct 11, 1965|Action, Drama, Thriller, War
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.
Featured Crew
James B. Harris
Director
Mark Rascovich
Novel
James Poe
Screenplay
James B. Harris
Producer
Richard Widmark
Producer
Gerard Schurmann
Original Music Composer
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
John Jympson
Editor
Cast
Richard Widmark
Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
Sidney Poitier
Ben Munceford
James MacArthur
Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.
Martin Balsam
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Wally Cox
Seaman Merlin Queffle
Eric Portman
Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
Michael Kane
Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge
Gary Cockrell
Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
Phil Brown
Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
Brian Davies
Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
Paul Carson
Seaman 1st Class - Communications
Ed Bishop
Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications
Colin Maitland
Seaman Jones - Bridge
Paul Tamarin
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Frank Lieberman
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
James Caffrey
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Burnell Tucker
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Mike Lennox
Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge (as Michael Graham)
Bill Edwards
Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge
Stephen Schreiber
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge (as Stephen Von Schreiber)
Ronald Rubin
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Eugene Leonard
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Roy Stephens
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
George Roubicek
Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.
John McCarthy
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Shane Rimmer
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Glenn Beck
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
Laurence Herder
Petty Officer - Communications
Donald Sutherland
Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay
Warren Stanhope
Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay