This naval thriller shares qualities with "Enemy Below" from 1957. Richard Widmark, playing Captain “Finlander” of the USS "Bedford," finds his destroyer pursuing a Soviet submarine within American waters. The resulting events are filled with tension and anxiety as he navigates a risky situation while being watched by a journalist named "Munceford" (Sidney Poitier) and a German Commodore—a former U-boat captain—(Eric…

It takes considerable effort to be deliberately unpleasant. James B. Harris directed *The Bedford Incident*, which James Poe adapted from Mark Rascovich’s 1963 book. Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier star, with Widmark also serving as a producer. The film's cast includes James McArthur, Martin Balsam, Wally Cox, and Eric Portman, plus early roles for Donald Sutherland and Ed Bishop. The story unfolds during th…