“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”
During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to breaking point.
Screenplay: James Poe
Producer: Richard Widmark, James B. Harris
Director: James B. Harris
Director of Photography: Gilbert Taylor
Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
Ben Munceford
Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Seaman Merlin Queffle
Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge
Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
TRAILER - The Bedford Incident (1965)