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The Bedford Incident
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- How long is The Bedford Incident?
- The Bedford Incident is 1 hr 42 min long.
- Who directed The Bedford Incident?
- James B. Harris
- Who is Captain Eric Finlander U.S.N. in The Bedford Incident?
- Richard Widmark plays Captain Eric Finlander U.S.N. in the film.
- What is The Bedford Incident about?
- Reporter Ben Munceford (Sidney Poitier) is aboard a U.S. Navy ship sailing near the Arctic Circle, on assignment to write a profile of Capt. Eric Finlander (Richard Widmark), a hardened anti-communist. 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 same area, hoping to make it to surface. The cat-and-mouse game, however, turns deadly serious.