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11/10/1965 Action, Drama, Thriller, War 1h 42m
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“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”

Overview

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.

  1. James B. Harris

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Widmark

    Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.

  2. Sidney Poitier

    Ben Munceford

  3. James MacArthur

    Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.

  4. Martin Balsam

    Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.

  5. Wally Cox

    Seaman Merlin Queffle

  6. Eric Portman

    Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine

  7. Michael Kane

    Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge

  8. Gary Cockrell

    Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.

  9. Phil Brown

    Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-09-05
There is something of the "Enemy Below" (1957) in this tautly directed naval cat and mouse thriller. Richard Widmark ("Finlander") is captain of the USS "Bedford" an American destroyer that is on the tail of a Soviet submarine caught in it's territorial waters. What ensues now is tense and nerve-wracking as the captain must play his dangerous game under the scrutiny of journalist "Munceford" (Sidney Poitier) and an observing German Commodore - and former U-boat commander - (Eric Portman), keeping his ship on maximum readiness as the his crew and his officers start to fray a bit round the edges...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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