The Bedford Incident
1965 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 6,189 VOTES · DIR. James B. Harris
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,233 lines
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00:05:17 In here, please.
00:08:04 - You wanna look, sir? - Well...
00:10:59 Been in the water for 36 hours.
00:14:24 Explain that.
00:17:34 And to put it simply...
00:20:17 The quarry is a specific Russian submarine.
00:23:25 Good morning.
00:27:39 - You got it? - Got it, sir.
00:31:55 A thousand yards.
00:35:08 You see, sir, it's been my observance of the men on this ship that...
00:38:08 Yeah, it is. Knowing your history.
00:42:13 It all checks out, sir.
00:45:54 Thanks.
00:52:32 I suppose he figures that's the end of it.
00:56:37 - Yeah? - I thought I recognized something.
00:59:41 You're dead wrong.
01:03:42 My theory is that he hates doctors.
01:08:13 ...Iooks to be about... Holy smokes!
01:15:08 If he cleared the berg, the sub could have gone in any direction.
01:19:24 No longer.
01:25:42 The squeeze play is on.
01:29:44 You are in the power here, Eric.
01:35:00 - Fire Control. - Sir.
200:00:00 of Allied shipping.
Cast & Characters
Richard Widmark
Capt. Eric Finlander U.S.N.
Sidney Poitier
Ben Munceford
James MacArthur
Ens. Ralston
Martin Balsam
Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter M.D., U.S.N.
Wally Cox
Seaman Merlin Queffle
Eric Portman
Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke - Deutsche Marine
Michael Kane
Cmdr. Allison - Executive Officer, Bridge
Colin Maitland
Seaman Jones - Bridge
Paul Tamarin
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Frank Lieberman
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,233
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:05:17
Final line200:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJames B. Harris
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,189