The Bedford Incident

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Richard Widmark

Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.

Age : 93 | Popularity : 6%

Sidney Poitier

Ben Munceford

Age : 97 | Popularity : 20%

James MacArthur

Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.

Age : 72 | Popularity : 8%

Martin Balsam

Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.

Age : 76 | Popularity : 20%

Wally Cox

Seaman Merlin Queffle

Age : 48 | Popularity : 8%

Eric Portman

Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine

Age : 68 | Popularity : 10%

Michael Kane

Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Gary Cockrell

Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Gilbert Taylor
	Camera Operator	Derek V. Browne
Sound	Sound Editor	Winston Ryder
	Sound Recordist	Bob Jones Les Hammond
	Original Music Composer	Gerard Schurmann
	Conductor	Gerard Schurmann
Production	Casting Director	James Liggat
	Producer	James B. Harris Richard Widmark
	Associate Producer	Denis O'Dell
	Production Manager	Victor Peck
Directing	Director	James B. Harris
	Assistant Director	Clive Reed
	Continuity	Phyllis Crocker
Writing	Screenplay	James Poe
	Novel	Mark Rascovich
Editing	Editor	John Jympson
	Assistant Editor	Pamela Tomling Roy Benson
Art	Assistant Art Director	Lionel Couch
	Art Direction	Arthur Lawson
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Eric Allwright
Crew	Technical Advisor	Ian Cox J. D. Ferguson
Department	Role	Name

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