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The Bedford Incident (1965)

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Country: GB
Technical: bw 102m
Director: James B. Harris
Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur

Synopsis:

A reporter takes a tour on a naval destroyer, whose Captain jumps to aggressive battle stations when a Soviet sub is encountered in territorial waters.

Review:

Fascinating Cold War drama along the lines of a more by-the-book Dr Strangelove. All the pieces are there as we work our way helplessly towards the inevitably hubristic conclusion, the hawkish Widmark and dove-like Poitier making perfect sparring partners, even in their contrasting acting styles. The film was revisited, after a fashion, in Crimson Tide, much, much later.

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Country: GB
Technical: bw 102m
Director: James B. Harris
Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur

Synopsis:

A reporter takes a tour on a naval destroyer, whose Captain jumps to aggressive battle stations when a Soviet sub is encountered in territorial waters.

Review:

Fascinating Cold War drama along the lines of a more by-the-book Dr Strangelove. All the pieces are there as we work our way helplessly towards the inevitably hubristic conclusion, the hawkish Widmark and dove-like Poitier making perfect sparring partners, even in their contrasting acting styles. The film was revisited, after a fashion, in Crimson Tide, much, much later.


Country: GB
Technical: bw 102m
Director: James B. Harris
Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur

Synopsis:

A reporter takes a tour on a naval destroyer, whose Captain jumps to aggressive battle stations when a Soviet sub is encountered in territorial waters.

Review:

Fascinating Cold War drama along the lines of a more by-the-book Dr Strangelove. All the pieces are there as we work our way helplessly towards the inevitably hubristic conclusion, the hawkish Widmark and dove-like Poitier making perfect sparring partners, even in their contrasting acting styles. The film was revisited, after a fashion, in Crimson Tide, much, much later.

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