There is not enough information to take this article beyond a stub and it could easily and more relevently be incorporated in the main article. An american destroyer captain is determined to confront a soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Entries from the bedfordshire parish register series. The bedford incident by mark rascovich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the bedford incident near you. Spain 20 february 1967 madrid mexico 21 april 1967. Feb 18, 2014 trailer for the bedford incident richard widmark plays a hardened coldwarrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. It is pure intelligent drama with subplots that enhance.
The story is about an american destroyer named the uss bedford that detects a soviet submarine in waters near the coast of greenland. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub in the depths and. It is the height of the cold war and reporter ben munceford sidney poitier is on assignment. Columbia pictures would seem to have had the patent on doomsday thrillers during the mid1960s, between dr. The bedford incident is, alas, the most dry, humorless, and inaccessible of the three, which damages its attempt at creating suspense. Harris, stanley kubricks former producer, here came up with his own dr strangelove variant, muting the black humour but.
Rent the bedford incident 1965 starring richard widmark and sidney poitier on dvd and bluray. The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which. The cast includes richard widmark, sidney poitier, eric portman and james macarthur. The bedford incident 1965 posters the movie database tmdb. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. 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. The old eagles 19081982 welcome to this site which commemorates, in narrative, statistics and photographs, the history of the original bedford town association football club, the old eagles, formed in 1908 and dissolved in 1982. You will recall that we were discussing this last week. Richard widmark full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. He was replaced in the tv series by actor alan alda.
The bedford incident 1965, directed by james b harris film. Commander potter martin balsam, warns against driving the crew too far, after queffle collapses completely. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Weeks of heavy rains caused the coal waste tipthat is, the pile of waste left over from the process of miningto collapse and turn into a landslide on the morning of october 21, 1966. It stars richard widmark and sidney poitier, with widmark coproducing. Cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox. The setting is an ultramodern destroyer on antisubmarine cold warfare assignment in the north atlantic. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 31 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Sidney poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. The bedford incident 1965 full movie download full hd. Video archive for the film the bedford incident, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1965. Watch the bedford incident online 1965 movie yidio.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Harris and is adapted by james poe from the 1963 book by mark rascovich. Map on liningpapers accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20100302 22. The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which borrowed. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Read famous quotes from the bedford incident, 1965, directed by james b. The bedford incident 1965, directed by james b harris. He was an actor and writer, known for three days of the condor 1975, lonely are the brave 1962 and the bedford incident 1965. Find release information for the bedford incident 1965 james b. Mar 24, 2008 richard widmark full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. 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 seemed to critique american war policy. Its not an incident, its the works richard widmark plays a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The pageant of bedford under the direction of dorian williams, 27th june2nd july, bedford park 7.
The uss macdonough was to earn some fame in 1966 as flagship of an us navy force 19 ships engaged. In harms way theatrical movie trailer 1965 duration. The dispute was not resolved until late in the 19678 season, and there seems little doubt that it had a bad effect on the clubs cash flow during 19667. Destroyer who is obsessed with hunting down a particular soviet submarine regardless of the great risks involved. 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. During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. This author is a great writer, and the movie script did him great honor by not changing much of his writing.
And it turns out its not one of the greatest cold war films ever. Jul 20, 20 cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox. The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and. Given that amazon ranks 3 as critical, ill give it 4, but with some reluctance. I had to buy the book it was based on to see the differences. May 11, 2009 well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend.
Merge uss bedford dlg1 breaking out the article uss bedford dlg1 from this main article makes no sense. It is there that the captain richard widmark of the bedford, a u. With richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, martin balsam. Some of the dialog in the movie was taken word for word from the book, and the movie followed pretty closely until the end. Tonights film picks include the bedford incident, date night, romancing the stone, americas. The cast also features james mcarthur, martin balsam, wally cox and eric portman, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. This anticold war film, made at the height of the cold war, received mixed. Also known as aka original title the bedford incident. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. Descubre las ultimas novedades y estrenos en peliculas y series. 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.
Other roles were as the hero of the adventures of hiram holliday, based on a series of. Ethnic sources bedfordshire archives bedford borough council. Screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by. What really happened when queen elizabeth visited aberfan. The sopranos best moments and quotes season 3 duration. Well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend. The bedford incident takes as its premise the folly of military aggression within the cold war context of the mid60s. 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. The court school of dancing, midland road, monday new beginners 7. Often overshadowed by more famous nuclear disaster films like dr. The westall ufo encounter is an event that occurred on 6 april 1966 in melbourne, victoria, australia.
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. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Based on mark rascovich s novel, it tells of a nuclear confrontation between an american naval vessel and a soviet submarine near the arctic circle the mere setting of the story aboard the confines of the. 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. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub in the depths and the captain begins a. Cox played the role of a navy sonar man in the bedford incident 1964 and the role of a drugaddicted doctor opposite brando in the world war ii suspense film, morituri 1965. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. The bedford incident is one of the greatest cold war films. Other roles were as the hero of the adventures of hiram holliday, based on a series of short stories by paul gallico and costarring with ainslie pryor. Rent the bedford incident 1965 on dvd and bluray netflix.
Richard widmark list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The ending is a real piece of work that comes out of nowhere, and even though the film is a little repetitive up to that point, its all worth it for the titular incident in the end. 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 bedford incident 1965 posters the movie database. Harris, with richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur.
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