movie poster for THE BEDFORD INCIDENT

Flicks ID

11841

Cert

PG

Running time

98 mins

Country

Language

Format

DVD

THE BEDFORD INCIDENT (1965)

JAMES B HARRIS

Plot

Nerve-wracking suspense surrounds The Bedford Incident, the tale of a US naval vessel on a routine NATO patrol that ends up in a freakish showdown with a Russian submarine. Richard Widmark is Capt Eric Finlander, the maniacal commander and Sidney Poitier is Ben Munceford, a photojournalist assigned to record a 'typical' mission. His moral indignation is put to the test by the captain's obsession with forcing the sub to the surface and several crew members are driven to the brink of of nervous exhaustion as Finlander continues his prowl. A tense nerve shredding drama.