The Bedford Incident
11/10/1965
2h

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.
Cast


Richard Widmark
Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.


Sidney Poitier
Ben Munceford


James MacArthur
Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.


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


Wally Cox
Seaman Merlin Queffle


Eric Portman
Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine


Michael Kane
Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge


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


Phil Brown
Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay


Brian Davies
Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications


Paul Carson
Seaman 1st Class - Communications


Ed Bishop
Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications


Colin Maitland
Seaman Jones - Bridge


Paul Tamarin
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Frank Lieberman
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
James Caffrey
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge


Burnell Tucker
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Mike Lennox
Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge


Bill Edwards
Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge


Stephen Schreiber
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Ronald Rubin
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Eugene Leonard
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Roy Stephens
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.


George Roubicek
Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.
John McCarthy
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.


Shane Rimmer
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.


Glenn Beck
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.


Laurence Herder
Petty Officer - Communications


Donald Sutherland
Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay


Warren Stanhope
Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay
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