The Bedford Incident
11/10/1965
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.
Movie Information
Richard Widmark
as Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
Sidney Poitier
as Ben Munceford
James MacArthur
as Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.
Martin Balsam
as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Wally Cox
as Seaman Merlin Queffle
Eric Portman
as Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
Michael Kane
as Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge
Gary Cockrell
as Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
Phil Brown
as Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
Brian Davies
as Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
Paul Carson
as Seaman 1st Class - Communications
Ed Bishop
as Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications
Colin Maitland
as Seaman Jones - Bridge
Paul Tamarin
as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Frank Lieberman
as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
James Caffrey
as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Burnell Tucker
as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Mike Lennox
as Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge
Bill Edwards
as Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge
Stephen Schreiber
as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Ronald Rubin
as Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Eugene Leonard
as Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Roy Stephens
as Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
George Roubicek
as Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.
John McCarthy
as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Shane Rimmer
as Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Glenn Beck
as Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
Laurence Herder
as Petty Officer - Communications
Donald Sutherland
as Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay
Warren Stanhope
as Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay
