The Bedford Incident
Summary:
The Bedford Incident was an attempt by Columbia Pictures -- which had previously made Dr. Strangelove and released Fail-Safe -- to tap the well of public anxiety surrounding nuclear weapons and the Cold War one more time. Reporter Ben Munceford (Sidney Poitier) is allowed aboard a navy ship on patrol near the Arctic Circle, under the command of Captain Eric Finlander (Ri... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Richard Widmark - (Capt. Eric Finland)
Sidney Poitier - (Ben Munceford)
James MacArthur - (Ensign Ralston)
Martin Balsam - (Lt. Cmdr. Chester Potter)
Wally Cox - (Seaman Merlin Queffle)
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Review:
Columbia Pictures would seem to have had the patent on doomsday thrillers during the mid-1960's, between Dr. Strangelove, Fail-Safe, and this movie. The Bedford Incident is, alas, the most dry, humorless, and inaccessible of the three, which damages its attempt at creating suspense. Based on Mark Rascovich's novel, it tells of a nucl... Continue >>
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