| Uniform Title |
Bedford incident (Motion picture : 1965) |
| Title |
The Bedford incident. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2023. |
| ©1965, 1993 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (102 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4795. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. |
| Based on the novel by Mark Rascovich. |
| "A relentless pursuit to the breaking point" --Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by James B. Harris ; Screenplay by James Poe. |
| Performers |
Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier. |
| Summary |
During a routine peacetime patrol in the Greenland Straits, the USS Bedford's sonar picks up an unidentified submarine. The destroyer's commander, Captain Finlander relentlessly pursues the lurking sub as a training exercise for his crew, keeping the men at battle stations for hours. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby audio 2.0 mono ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9, 1.77:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Rascovich, Mark -- Film adaptations |
| United States. -- Navy -- Drama |
| Cold War -- Drama |
| Submarines -- Drama |
| Photojournalists -- Drama |
| Destroyers (Warships) -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Greenland Sea -- Drama |
| Genre |
War films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Harris, James B., 1928- director. |
| Poe, James, 1923-1980 screenwriter |
| Widmark, Richard actor. |
| Poitier, Sidney actor. |
| Rascovich, Mark. Bedford incident Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Combat classics |
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