This anticold war film, made at the height of the cold war, received mixed. 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. Several crew members are at their breaking points as finlander continues his prowl. The finale of the picture involves a young german girl who has been captured by the french and is. Have always loved watching richard widmark and he didnt let me down in this one. The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which borrowed. Some of the dialog in the movie was taken word for word from the book, and the movie followed pretty closely until the end. Video archive for the film the bedford incident, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1965. It stars richard widmark and sidney poitier, with widmark coproducing. The bedford incident 1999 reporter ben munceford sidney poitier is aboard a u.
The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and sidney poitier, and coproduced by richard widmark. Harris, richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, drama, thriller october 10, 2015 richard widmark plays a hardened coldwarrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. In this drama, richard widmark plays the skipper of an american destroyer. He sort of reprises his roles in the 49th parallel. In the story captain finlander hunts down a russian submarine, who invaded greenland territorial waters.
The bedford incident takes as its premise the folly of military aggression within the cold war context of the mid60s. Find the monthly tcm movie schedule and programming guide and learn what classic movies will be shown on turner classic movies this month. Said to be the first sidney poitier film in which no mention is made of race, this gripping cold war thriller costars richard widmark as a commander whose tough leadership creates a hypertense atmosphere amongst his crew as they stalk a soviet submarine in the north atlantic. Harris writer mark rascovich novel studio columbia pictures release october 11, 1965 cast richard widmark. The bedford incident 1965 fantastic movie musings and. Reportedly, there are two versions with different endings. Spain 20 february 1967 madrid mexico 21 april 1967. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Columbia pictures would seem to have had the patent on doomsday thrillers during the mid1960s, between dr. The cold war was still fairly young when the bedford incident came out, but they already had the formula down cold.
His first film was the bedford incident, which kubrick considers very well directed. Well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend. Sidney poitier is a reporter sent on what ought to be a routine job to cover a practice sail of a destroyer called the uss bedford. Navy ship sailing near the arctic circle, on assignment to write a profile of capt. The bedford incident dvd 1965 2004 i first watched this film on tv. The story described is a pure fiction and nothing even close to bedford incident never happened during the 46 years of war games played by us and other nato navies and the soviet ships and planes all over atlantic. What i took from his leaving the bridge was that he could not face the possibility that should they survive, the subs sinking could have triggered an international incident, even a. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 31 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 art direction by 1 makeup department 1 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 2.
Sidney poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. I have always liked the 1965 movie the bedford incident, a nice story about the cold war. The bedford incident 1965 yify download movie torrent yts. Based on mark rascovichs novel, it tells of a nuclear confrontation between an american naval vessel and a. A german submarine hunts allied ships during the second world war, but it soon becomes the hunted. Hats off to eric portman as the west german navy commodore advisor in submarine warfare. Richard widmark plays a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. I saw this on tv when i was 16 or so and i thought it was great, real serious. In another version the sub is destroyed, and later that evening the german commodore is found aiming a. The bedford incident takes place on a us naval ship, american destroyer uss bedford, which roams the seas in search of soviet nuclear submarines. The bedford incident by mark rascovich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Finlander may indeed recognize that the torpedoes will detonate too closely for the bedford to survive. Especially affected is a former german uboat commander, now aboard the bedford as a nato observer,portrayed by eric portman. 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.
Unfortunately, what was often overlooked was the necessity for men in the equation, men with their own fears, ambitions and compulsions. Harris had been stanley kubricks producer and the bedford incident feels like a straight version of dr strangelove. The bedford incident is, alas, the most dry, humorless, and inaccessible of the three, which damages its attempt at creating suspense. Also on the ship is a west german commander, schrepke eric portman, a former uboat captain who is now an ally of the us through nato.
Often overshadowed by more famous nuclear disaster films like dr. An american destroyer captain is determined to confront a soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. You will recall that we were discussing this last week. Harris featuring richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur the fanatical captain of an american destroyer discovers a russian submarine in u. Its not an incident, its the works richard widmark plays a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. Harris and is adapted by james poe from the 1963 book by mark rascovich. I had to buy the book it was based on to see the differences. Liked it so much i searched until i found it for sale. The bedford incident 1965 article 1916 by dave sindelar viewing date.
The bedford incident is one of the greatest cold war films. Xvidfragment the switch to colour was a gradual process mostly taking place from the 1930s to the 1950s. Through the movie, there is a tug of war between these two characters to the. One version ends with a missile being fired and a torpedo being released from the sub seconds before.
Some interesting quotes from the 1965 movie the bedford. Also known as aka original title the bedford incident. Especially affected is a former german uboat commander, now aboard the. When a russian sub is pursued by widmark, the routine mission. It is there that the captain richard widmark of the bedford, a u. The setting is an ultramodern destroyer on antisubmarine cold warfare assignment in the north atlantic. 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. This author is a great writer, and the movie script did him great honor by not changing much of his writing. The whole story takes place on board of a fictif us warship, destroyer uss bedford no us navy ship of that name ever existed. When the bedford locates a soviet submarine in the territorial waters of greenland, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. The bedford incident 1965 sidney poitier and eric portman in the bedford.
Alvarez kelly 1966 full movie download full hd youtube. The cast includes richard widmark, sidney poitier, eric portman and james macarthur. Rent the bedford incident 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd. Screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich. The bedford incident photos view all photos 5 movie info. Though stylistically and tonally tame in comparison to harriss later works, the bedford incident holds up both as an influential, livedin entry in the subgenre of the closequarters, boatconfined thriller and a credibly downbeat character portrait of an oldfashioned patriot. The cast also features james macarthur, martin balsam, wally cox and eric portman, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop.
The bedford incident 1 hr 42 min a serviceable but not very exceptional coldwar thriller 1965 by onetime kubrick producer james b. Richard widmark is the captain of an american ship whose mission is to track soviet subs. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. Nervewracking suspense surrounds the bedford incident, the tale of a u. Finden sie the bedford incident uk import in unserem. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well. Hey, look how many uk based american and canadian actors fill out the supporting cast. The story is about an american destroyer named the uss bedford that detects a soviet submarine in waters near the coast of greenland. And it turns out its not one of the greatest cold war films ever. The cold war influenced nearly all aspects of american political and cultural life from 1946 when winston churchill announced the descent of an iron curtain separating the soviet union and her eastern european satellite states from the noncommunist west to the disintegration of the soviet union in 1991. It is based on a book, by the same name, by mark rascovich. Cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox. Watch the bedford incident online 1965 movie yidio.
Especially affected is a former german uboat commander, now aboard the bedford as a. Richard widmark gave one of his best performances and sidney poitier was absolutely brilliant in the role that he played. Rent the bedford incident 1965 starring richard widmark and sidney poitier on dvd and bluray. With richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, martin balsam. A similar movie that also springs to mind is fail safe. Duration 1 min 1 sec views 2,520 posted on february 18, 2014 director james b. 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. This section contains any movie which is completely in black and white from old classics to newer ones such as schindlers list. The bedford incident full movie watch online, stream or. Find release information for the bedford incident 1965 james b. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. The cast also features james mcarthur, martin balsam, wally cox and eric portman, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Tonights film picks include the bedford incident, date night, romancing the stone, americas sweethearts, the manchurian candidate and resurrected. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
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