A door was seen in the side of the object and it had been seen by the hm coastguard station at berry head. The whole story takes place on board of a fictif us warship, destroyer uss bedford no us navy ship of that name ever existed. The war is the cold war of the 1960s, but on a littlepublicized and bleakly isolated front where opposing naval forces secretly maneuver against each other in the eternally empty reaches of the arctic ocean. May 11, 2009 well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend. Harris, with richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur. The bedford incident by mark rascovich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Though stylistically and tonally tame in comparison to harriss later works, the bedford incident holds up both as an influential, livedin entry in the subgenre of the closequarters, boatconfined thriller and a credibly downbeat character portrait of an oldfashioned patriot. These kinds of things happened quite a lot during those tension filled days of the cold war. The radio times tribute to 50 years of the groundbreaking comedy group. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub in the depths and. The 1966 palomares b52 crash, or the palomares incident, occurred on 17 january 1966, when a b52g bomber of the united states air forces strategic air command collided with a kc5 tanker during midair refueling at 31,000 feet 9,450 m over the mediterranean sea, off the coast of spain.
Watch the hunt for red october full movie online video. Mar 24, 2018 cal fireriverside county firefighters, with the assistance of corona fire department and orange county fire authority, responded to reports of an off highway vehicle ohv in a ravine near bedford motorway in the unincorporated county area of corona. Yet, it remains a devastatingly effective though modestly budgeted drama with excellent performances by widmark, poitier and especially james. The bedford incident 1 hr 42 min a serviceable but not very exceptional coldwar thriller 1965 by onetime kubrick producer james b. Widmark played a cold war destroyer captain obsessed with an elusive soviet submarine the crew called moby dick that was performing intel ops against nato while poiter played a journalist who found the actionsattitudes of captain finlander so extreme as to invite comparisons with captain ahab from. Harris and is adapted by james poe from the 1963 book by mark rascovich. Rent the bedford incident 1965 starring richard widmark and sidney poitier on dvd and bluray.
Made his broadway debut in the 1946 allblack production of lysistrata. Sidney poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. Its not an incident, its the works richard widmark plays a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. Bedford rugby club player budge rogers appointed england captain 4th january. Destroyer who is obsessed with hunting down a particular soviet submarine regardless of the. During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Find release information for the bedford incident 1965 james b. Rent the bedford incident 1965 on dvd and bluray netflix. It is pure intelligent drama with subplots that enhance and not detract from the film. When a russian sub is pursued by widmark, the routine mission. The bedford incident photos view all photos 5 movie info. The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and sidney poitier and coproduced by widmark.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the bedford incident near you. Video archive for the film the bedford incident, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1965. Navy ship sailing near the arctic circle, on assignment to write a profile of capt. 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. The professionals western 1966 burt lancaster, lee. Reported ufo sightings in the united kingdom wikipedia. Nonton dan download film film, serial tv, animasi online subtitle indonesia inggris gratis, indoxx1, indoxxi, lk21, dunia21, bioskopkeren, drakorindo film dutafilm nonton dan download film bioskop gratis di dutafilm. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Richard widmark portrays the captain of a newly launched u. Nervewracking suspense surrounds the bedford incident, the tale of a u. This is a novel of the sea, and it is told with a skill that merits comparison with the best. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below.
Well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend. You will recall that we were discussing this last week. The story described is a pure fiction and nothing even close to bedford incident never happened during the 46 years of war games played by us and other nato navies and the soviet ships and planes all over atlantic. The bedford incident is one of the greatest cold war films. This author is a great writer, and the movie script did him great honor by not changing much of his writing. Sep 17, 2019 while the bedford incident can be seen as harriss own response to the cuban missile crisis of the early sixties, it didnt generate the boxoffice buzz of kubricks film despite strong critical notices. Gonzaga set in the wernher collection, luton, bedford. This anticold war film, made at the height of the cold war, received mixed. Ive seen the movie the bedford incident where sidney poiter played off against richard widmark. The hunt for red october basil poledouris hymn to red october digitally remastered o. Cup in front of a record crowd of 18,407 15th february. Read famous quotes from the bedford incident, 1965, directed by james b. Jun 08, 2014 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. The kc5 was completely destroyed when its fuel load ignited, killing all four crew members.
Donald sutherland full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The first arriving engine company reported one ohv 100 feet over the side, into a ravine. The bedford incident is a cold war navy story with the captain of the destroyer, uss bedford playing a game of cat and mouse with a soviet submarine which has strayed inside the territorial waters of greenland. Film burn in the bedford incident material is the message duration. Bedford rugby club had three players in the england team to play france in paris on the 26th february. In this drama, richard widmark plays the skipper of an american destroyer. As a whole, by comparison to the national average of crime rate, bedford is significantly lower than average.
Appeared as walter lee in the 1959 broadway play a raisin in. Richard widmark plays a hardened coldwar 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. And it turns out its not one of the greatest cold war films ever. Some of the dialog in the movie was taken word for word from the book, and the movie followed pretty closely until the end. The bedford incident takes place on a us naval ship, american destroyer uss bedford, which roams the seas in search of soviet nuclear submarines. Saturday night action steven seagal in true justice duration. 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. Rent the bedford incident 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd. Screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich. James macarthur celebrity profile check out the latest james macarthur photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The bedford incident takes as its premise the folly of military aggression within the cold war context of the mid60s.
Episode 2 offers a fun but forgettable filler mission. Film burn in the bedford incident material is the message by matterlink. Bedford town go down 03 at home to first division everton in the 4th round of the f. Unfortunately, what was often overlooked was the necessity for men in the equation, men with their own fears, ambitions and compulsions. The cast also features james mcarthur, martin balsam, wally cox and eric portman, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop.
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