The cast also features james macarthur, martin balsam, wally cox and eric portman, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Harris and is adapted by james poe from the 1963 book by mark rascovich. Often overshadowed by more famous nuclear disaster films like dr. The bedford incident takes as its premise the folly of military aggression within the cold war context of the mid60s. Harris, is a war movie that tells the story of the american destroyer uss bedford after it identifies the presence of a russian submarine in greenland. He meets the ships captain, eric finlander richard widmark and learns that the bedford is trailing a soviet submarine that has violated the territorial waters of. Nerveracking suspense surrounds the bedford incident, the tale of a u. The bedford incident 1965 yify download movie torrent yts. The bedford incident full movie watch online, stream or download. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. The bedford incident is one of the greatest cold war films. The bedford incident 1965 plot summary 4 an american destroyer captain is determined to confront a soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and. Cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox.
Sidney poitier is ben munceford, a photojournalist aboard the bedford, assigned to record. The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which. I had to buy the book it was based on to see the differences. The name of the bedfords captain, eric finlander richard widmark, is an obvious reference to the nation of finland, which has a long and troubled history with its much larger neighbor to its east, the u. They make guitar driven songs featuring orchestral flourishes, futuristic electronic noodles and experimental drum sounds and loops. Naval vessel on a routinenato patrol that ends up in a freakish showdown with a russian submarine. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Completely fatigued, young ensign ralston james macarthur misunderstands a finlander order and the bedford steams ahead to the incident that makes inevitable the climax of the film. Their primary function is to document, monitor and evaluate the threat level of the subs they locate. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Bedford incident is hands down the finest naval movie ever made unless you count the naval parts of captain phillips. Rent the bedford incident 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd.
The first arriving engine company reported one ohv 100 feet over the side, into a ravine. The setting is an ultramodern destroyer on antisubmarine cold warfare assignment in the north atlantic. It is the height of the cold war and reporter ben munceford sidney poitier is on assignment. Richard widmark plays a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. It is there that the captain richard widmark of the bedford, a u. Commander potter martin balsam, warns against driving the crew too far, after queffle collapses completely. Even so, the hull of the submarine would have been largely intact, certainly enough to still return bedfords pinging. Watch the bedford incident online 1965 movie yidio. The bedford incident takes place on a us naval ship, american destroyer uss bedford, which roams the seas in search of soviet nuclear submarines.
Poitier was notable in the bedford incident for finally, after making his movie debut in 1950, appearing in a movie where his race was not only not mentioned, but not essential to the plot, which in its own quiet way was as much a strike for equality as his groundbreaking fifties work had been. He sort of reprises his roles in the 49th parallel. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. And it turns out its not one of the greatest cold war films ever. Nervewracking suspense surrounds the bedford incident, the tale of a u. Find release information for the bedford incident 1965 james b. Well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend. Rent the bedford incident 1965 starring richard widmark and sidney poitier on dvd and bluray. Cal fireriverside county firefighters, with the assistance of corona fire department and orange county fire authority, responded to reports of an off highway vehicle ohv in a ravine near bedford motorway in the unincorporated county area of corona. Eric portman as commodore wolfgang schrepke deutsche merine. With richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, martin balsam. Destroyer who is obsessed with hunting down a particular soviet submarine regardless of the. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the bedford incident.
Harris, stanley kubricks former producer, here came up with his own dr strangelove variant, muting the black humour but. The bedford incident the bed ford incident is an excellent contemporary sea drama based on a littleknown but daytoday reality of the cold war, the monitoring of russian submarine activity by us. The filmakers made a great decision to film in black and white, because that accentuates its bleak arctic stage, and permitted more ambitious special effects given 1965 technology. In the tradition of the caine mutiny, brought up to date by failsafe, here is another novel sparked by the damocles sword under which we are living. Finland was actually part of russia for more than a century, and as an independent nation fought russia in the winter war and the continuation war, which together cost. He has specifically chosen the naval ship and captain to be the center of his piece, drawn to captain eric finlander richard widmark after he. It is pure intelligent drama with subplots that enhance. You will recall that we were discussing this last week. Screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by. The story is about an american destroyer named the uss bedford that detects a soviet submarine in waters near the coast of greenland. The bedford incident 1965, directed by james b harris. This anticold war film, made at the height of the cold war, received mixed.
Eric finlander, the maniacal commander who drives his tense crew to the brink of nervous exhaustion. The bedford incident music, videos, stats, and photos. The cast also features james mcarthur, martin balsam, wally cox and eric portman, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the bedford incident near you.
This author is a great writer, and the movie script did him great honor by not changing much of his writing. The bedford incident is a sublime, intricate cold war thriller that doesnt have to rely on special effects theyre actually good for the day, but not the focus of the film or action in a military setting. Video archive for the film the bedford incident, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1965. Bedford incident the bedroom key the cd1 bedroom key the cd2 beethoven before night falls 2000 cd1 before night falls 2000 cd2 before sunrise before sunset 2004 beguiled the behind enemy lines 2001 behind the sun walter salles 2001 being john malkovich being there 1979 cd1 being there 1979 cd2 belle epoque cd1 belle epoque cd2 belle and. Sidney poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. Some of the dialog in the movie was taken word for word from the book, and the movie followed pretty closely until the end. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub in the depths and the captain begins a.
Its not an incident, its the works richard widmark plays a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and sidney poitier, and coproduced by richard widmark. An american destroyer captain is determined to confront a soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. The cast includes richard widmark, sidney poitier, eric portman and james macarthur. Strangelove and failsafe both released in 1964, the bedford incident 1965 is a chillingly effective doomsday tale which plays out its cold war scenario off the coast of greenland. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub in the depths and. Richard widmark portrays the captain of a newly launched u. Harris, with richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur. It stars richard widmark and sidney poitier, with widmark coproducing. Especially affected is a former german uboat commander, now aboard the bedford as a nato observer,portrayed by eric portman.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Hats off to eric portman as the west german navy commodore advisor in submarine warfare. The supporting cast also gives fine performances, including martin balsam as the doctor and eric portman as a german submarine commander on board as an. The bedford incident 1 hr 42 min a serviceable but not very exceptional coldwar thriller 1965 by onetime kubrick producer james b. The bedford incident super cool british indie poprock band comprising of songwriting duo jill farrar and jamie lisle,bassist mark wigglesworth and rachael harrison on celloguitar. Richard widmark plays a hardened coldwarrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford.
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