The Bedford Incident
(1965)
Based on the novel of
the same name this film from director James B. Harris stars Richard
Widmark and Sidney Poitier. During the Cold War a journalist visits
an American destroyer that is patrolling the Greenland coast for
Russian subs.
As with many a naval
story Moby-Dick provides a clear inspiration for this story about a
captain with an obsession for his prey. The plot is fairly good, if
pretty common for a number of similar Cold War films, but some of the
special effects are slightly suspect and clearly models. When it
comes to the cast it is worth keeping an eye out for early
appearances from Donald Sutherland and Ed Bishop.
3/5
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