More information about this seller contact this seller 25. The bedford incident 1965 fantastic movie musings and. The bedford incident 1965 article 1916 by dave sindelar viewing date. Film burn in the bedford incident material is the message duration. Cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox. Screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by. This is a novel of the sea, and it is told with a skill that merits. Richard widmark stars as the captain of the destroyer uss bedford, which has located a soviet submarine off the coast of greenland. The bedford incident by mark rascovich first edition 1963 from. This author is a great writer, and the movie script did him great honor by not changing much of his writing. The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which borrowed from the plot of herman melvilles mobydick.
The first arriving engine company reported one ohv 100 feet over the side, into a ravine. Discounted christian books and bibles available at conferences and exhibitions around the uk. The bedford incident photos view all photos 5 movie info. This is a novel of the sea, and it is told with a skill that merits comparison with the best. In this drama, richard widmark plays the skipper of an american destroyer. Bedford incident by mark rascovich, paperback barnes. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bedford incident.
Harris, with richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur. Well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend. It is pure intelligent drama with subplots that enhance. This book is a great retelling of moby dick, set in the 1960s cold war era. Richard widmark plays a hardened coldwarrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. The bedford incident by mark rascovich submarine books.
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 screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which borrowed. The bedford incident 1965, directed by james b harris. A serviceable but not very exceptional coldwar thriller 1965 by onetime kubrick producer james b. I had to buy the book it was based on to see the differences. The bedford incident by mark rascovich and a great selection of related books. The bedford incident is one of the greatest cold war films. This novel tells the story of a high tech us navy destroyer in the frozen north atlantic in a cold war battle against a stealthy russian submarine. Richard widmark stars as the captain of the destroyer uss bedford, which. It stars richard widmark and sidney poitier, with widmark coproducing.
It is based on a book, by the same name, by mark rascovich. Richard widmark is a combative and abusive us navy destroyer captain who decides to play a game of nuclear catandmouse with a russian sub off the coast of greenland. Harris, is a war movie that tells the story of the american destroyer uss bedford after it identifies the presence of a russian submarine in greenland. Fiction set in the cold war era, the fictional american destroyer uss bedford plays a deadly game of cat and. Completely fatigued, young ensign ralston james macarthur misunderstands a finlander order and the bedford steams ahead to the incident that makes inevitable the climax of the film.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Narrative of thomas hathaway and his family, formerly of new bedford, massachusetts. The bedford incident paperback may 29, 2016 by mark rascovich author. Its not an incident, its the works richard widmark plays a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. The bedford incident may, 2015 despite the concerns of munceford, medical officer chester potter martin balsam and others on the ship, finlander is shadowing a. The cuban missile crisis is mentioned so i think the bedford incident predates nixie.
When a russian sub is pursued by widmark, the routine mission. It is the height of the cold war and reporter ben munceford sidney poitier is on assignment. The cast also features james mcarthur, martin balsam, wally cox and eric portman, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. I usually read the books before seeing the movie version of said books, but in this case i saw the film multiple times before i got the book. The bedford incident was an attempt by columbia pictures which had previously made dr. This anticold war film, made at the height of the cold war, received mixed. 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. I had seen the movie of the same name a while ago, the story in the book is very different, to the point where it is an entirely different tale. It shows qualities ive seen many times in the american character. Even so, the hull of the submarine would have been largely intact, certainly enough to still return bedford s pinging. The bedford incident kindle edition by rascovich, mark. An american destroyer captain is determined to confront a soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub in the depths and.
You will recall that we were discussing this last week. 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. Buy a cheap copy of the bedford incident book by mark rascovich. Read famous quotes from the bedford incident, 1965, directed by james b. In the story captain finlander hunts down a russian submarine, who invaded greenland territorial waters. The castthe bedford incident, screenplay by james poe, from the book by mark rascovich. Harris featuring richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur the fanatical captain of an american destroyer discovers a russian submarine in u. 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 bedford incident theatrical poster directed byjames b. The story concerns a destroyer in the north atlantic whose mission is to seek out russian submarines, and force them to surface.
Harris written by james poe, from a novel by mark rascovich starring richard widmark. Sidney poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. He has specifically chosen the naval ship and captain to be the center of his piece, drawn to captain eric finlander richard widmark after he seemed to critique american war policy. Here they contest for strategic stakes as vital as those of. Strangelove and failsafe both released in 1964, the bedford incident 1965 is a chillingly effective doomsday tale which plays out its cold war scenario off the coast of greenland. Bedford incident is hands down the finest naval movie ever made unless you count the naval parts of captain phillips. Rent the bedford incident 1965 starring richard widmark and sidney poitier on dvd and bluray. May 29, 2016 the bedford incident is one of my favorite movies. It is there that the captain richard widmark of the bedford, a u. Some interesting quotes from the 1965 movie the bedford. Harris the killing, paths of glory, lolita, who later went. 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. The bridge only give the permission to fire to underwater battery fire control ubfc. 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.
The bedford incident super cool british indie poprock band comprising of songwriting duo jill farrar and jamie lisle,bassist mark wigglesworth and rachael harrison on celloguitar. Looked like the usn told the producer to pound sand so the rn stood in for the usn. 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 filmakers made a great decision to film in black and white, because that accentuates its bleak arctic stage, and permitted more ambitious special effects given 1965 technology.
He has specifically chosen the naval ship and captain to be the center of his piece, drawn to captain eric finlander richard widmark after he. With richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, martin balsam. The killing the bedford incident american cinematheque. Harris richard widmark screenplay byjames poe based onthe bedford incident 1963 novel by mark rascovich starringrichard widmark sidney poitier james macarthur donald sutherland martin balsam music bygerard schurmann cinematographygilbert taylor edited byjohn jympson production company bedford productions ltd. Feb 18, 2014 watch the clip titled arrival for the film the bedford incident 1965. Distributed bycolumbia pictures release date 11 october 1965 running time 102 minutes countryunited kin. Harris made his directorial debut with this cautionary cold war tale. Harris, stanley kubricks former producer, here came up with his own dr strangelove variant, muting the black humour but. I have always liked the 1965 movie the bedford incident, a nice story about the cold war. Wally cox, james macarthur and donald sutherland are part of the crew. And it turns out its not one of the greatest cold war films ever. Rent the bedford incident 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd. Strangelove and released failsafe to tap the well of public anxiety surrounding nuclear weapons and the cold war one more time. The bedford incident takes as its premise the folly of military aggression within the cold war context of the mid60s.
Sep 17, 2019 films in bold will air on tcm view tcmdb entry. The uss bedford fires an asroc antisubmarine rocket from their forward mk 16 launcher. You can see most of the weather deck scenes were taken on a leander or some other rn ff. The bedford incident by mark rascovich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. With incidents in the life of jemima wilkinson classic reprint by william hathaway feb 3, 2018 paperback. Jul 20, 20 cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox. Once the submarines surface, they are photographed, and the game starts again. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Hey, look how many uk based american and canadian actors fill out the supporting cast. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Harris and is adapted by james poe from the 1963 book by mark rascovich. May, 2015 the bedford incident may, 2015 despite the concerns of munceford, medical officer chester potter martin balsam and others on the ship, finlander is shadowing a soviet submarine on patrol in.
The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which. Often overshadowed by more famous nuclear disaster films like dr. May 11, 2009 well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend. Watch the clip titled arrival for the film the bedford incident 1965. Feb 05, 2016 film burn in the bedford incident material is the message duration. Even so, the hull of the submarine would have been largely intact, certainly enough to still return bedfords pinging. They make guitar driven songs featuring orchestral flourishes, futuristic electronic noodles and experimental drum sounds and loops. He meets the ships captain, eric finlander richard widmark and learns that the bedford is trailing a soviet submarine that has violated the territorial waters of. The setting is an ultramodern destroyer on antisubmarine cold warfare assignment in the north atlantic. Reporter ben munceford sidney poitier is allowed aboard a navy ship on patrol near the arctic circle, under the command of captain eric finlander richard widmark. Commander potter martin balsam, warns against driving the crew too far, after queffle collapses completely.
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