Is The Bedford Incident easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Bedford Incident end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Bedford Incident scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Bedford Incident sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Bedford Incident violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Bedford Incident

Name: The Bedford Incident
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 1965
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur, Martin Balsam, Wally Cox

“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”

Directed by James B. Harris

Produced by Bedford Productions, Columbia Pictures

1965102 min7.0 / 10

A taut Cold War thriller about obsession and escalation, where a captain's relentless pursuit of a Soviet submarine pushes his crew toward catastrophe.

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.

Clusters

Corruption and Distrust Paranoia and Procedure Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Corrupt Institutions Exposed Action Movies With Explosions

Genres

Action Drama Thriller War

Keywords

Submarine Cold War Atlantic Ocean Soviet Military Nuclear Missile Battlefield Boat Chase Confrontation Destroyer

Questions people ask

Is The Bedford Incident easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does The Bedford Incident end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Bedford Incident scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Bedford Incident sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Bedford Incident violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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