And it turns out its not one of the greatest cold war films ever. Fiction set in the cold war era, the fictional american destroyer uss bedford plays a deadly game of cat and mouse with an unseen russian submarine conducting an apparent military reconnaissance mission inside the greenlanddanish territorial waters. Strangelove and released failsafe to tap the well of public anxiety surrounding nuclear weapons and the cold war one more time. 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. The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and sidney poitier and coproduced by widmark. Coproduced by widmark and based on the novel by mark rascovich, the bedford incident is a retelling of moby dick, where captain eric finlanders obsession with the soviet submarine he is pursuing forces him to drive his crew to the brink of. This section contains any movie which is completely in black and white from old classics to newer ones such as schindlers list. The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which. This author is a great writer, and the movie script did him great honor by not changing much of his writing. The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and sidney poitier, and coproduced by richard widmark. Map on liningpapers accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20100302 22.
Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub in the depths and. Xvidfragment the switch to colour was a gradual process mostly taking place from the 1930s to the 1950s. The bedford incident ranks alongside other 60s classics such as dr. It stars richard widmark and sidney poitier, with widmark coproducing. I had to buy the book it was based on to see the differences.
Rent the bedford incident 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd. Harris, tratto dal romanzo scritto nel 1963 da mark rascovich. Harris and is adapted by james poe from the 1963 book by mark rascovich. In this drama, richard widmark plays the skipper of an american destroyer. The bedford incident by mark rascovich paperback, 272 pages, published 2016 by createspace independent publishing platform isbn. Bedford incident by mark rascovich, paperback barnes. It is there that the captain richard widmark of the bedford, a u. In the story captain finlander hunts down a russian submarine, who invaded greenland territorial waters. 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.
Bedford incident is hands down the finest naval movie ever made unless you count the naval parts of captain phillips. The bedford incident was an attempt by columbia pictures which had previously made dr. When a russian sub is pursued by widmark, the routine mission. The bedford incident photos view all photos 5 movie info. Some interesting quotes from the 1965 movie the bedford. Harris made his directorial debut with this cautionary cold war tale. 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. The bedford incident is one of the greatest cold war films.
The cold war was still fairly young when the bedford incident came out, but they already had the formula down cold. Strangelove, the manchurian candidate, fail safe, seven days in may, the spy who came in from the cold, and to an extent from russia with love as thought provoking examinations of cold war politics with the cuban missile crisis being a fresh memory. While all the computercontrolled miracle weapons of modern. Trailer for the bedford incident richard widmark plays a hardened coldwarrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. It is based on a book, by the same name, by mark rascovich. But when the sadistic captain richard widmark discovers a soviet sub maybe lurking off the coast, a game of cat and mouse.
The killing the bedford incident american cinematheque. The bedford incident by mark rascovich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend. Stream tracks and playlists from the bedford incident on your desktop or mobile device. Sidney poitier is a reporter sent on what ought to be a routine job to cover a practice sail of a destroyer called the uss bedford. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the bedford incident. Listen to the bedford incident soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 11 tracks.
Some of the dialog in the movie was taken word for word from the book, and the movie followed pretty closely until the end. Harris, richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, drama, thriller. Cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox. You will recall that we were discussing this last week. Publication date 19 topics north collection digitallibraryindia. It shows qualities ive seen many times in the american character.
Screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich. The setting is an ultramodern destroyer on antisubmarine cold warfare assignment in the north atlantic. Download the bedford incident yts yify movies torrents download. With richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, martin balsam. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub in the depths and the captain begins a relentless pursuit. The bedford incident takes as its premise the folly of military aggression within the cold war context of the mid60s. Rent the bedford incident 1965 starring richard widmark and sidney poitier on dvd and bluray. The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which borrowed. The bedford incident kindle edition by rascovich, mark.
The cast also features james mcarthur, martin balsam, wally cox and eric portman, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Richard widmark plays a hardened coldwarrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. Arthur lawson ottenne una candidatura al premio bafta come miglior scenografo. I have always liked the 1965 movie the bedford incident, a nice story about the cold war. The cast also features james macarthur, martin balsam, wally cox and eric portman, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. 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. 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. Sidney poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The battle is finally joined above the algaed hulk of a melancholy victim of one of the last traditional battleship engagements in the north atlantic. The bedford incident 1965 plot summary 4 an american destroyer captain is determined to confront a soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. A bedford incidens the bedford incident 1965 dvdrip. Often overshadowed by more famous nuclear disaster films like dr. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. 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. It is the height of the cold war and reporter ben munceford sidney poitier is on assignment. An american destroyer captain is determined to confront a soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Buy a cheap copy of the bedford incident book by mark rascovich.
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