Donald sutherland was previously married to shirley douglas 1966 1970 and lois hardwick 1959 1966. The bedford incident cast and crew cast photos and info. Martin balsam list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Aol latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news. The original series first season episode the galileo seven. 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. A standup comic in the late 40s, cox starred in the popular television sitcoms mr. Benjamin franklin pierce aka hawkeye in the 1970 robert altman directed film mash. Jul 20, 20 cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. Calendar of significant weather events in middle tennessee. Its not an incident, its the works richard widmark plays a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. The ending is a real piece of work that comes out of nowhere, and even though the film is a little repetitive up to that point, its all worth it for the titular incident in the end.
Richard widmark december 26, 1914 march 24, 2008 was an american actor of films, stage, radio and television. It is the story of an american reporter ben munceford sidney poitier who seeks out a controversial naval officer, because he believes him to be a rare individual. April 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message. Martin henry balsam november 4, 1919 february, 1996 was an american character actor. Says movie producerdirector jimmy harris lolita, the bedford incident, who feels his life has been misspent because he is not a pitcher for the cincinnati reds. And it turns out its not one of the greatest cold war films ever. Born in st louis, missouri in 1932 gary was a gymnast and athlete at school, who developed his interest in dance as a teenager after seeing the. Even so, the hull of the submarine would have been largely intact, certainly enough to still return bedford s pinging.
The bedford incident trailer by the bedford incident trailer. The bedford incident 1965 full movie download full hd. Richard widmark celebrity profile check out the latest richard widmark photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Now the stars are identified more with the dodgers and lakers than with the rams. One exceptional film which appear during this era, was the bedford incident. Yet, it remains a devastatingly effective though modestly budgeted drama with excellent performances by widmark, poitier and especially james. Early on as a moviegoer, i noticed that in films that pitted the west against fascism, the fascists were clearly the bad guys and the west usually won. Though stylistically and tonally tame in comparison to harriss later works, the bedford incident holds up both as an influential, livedin entry in the subgenre of the closequarters, boatconfined thriller and a credibly downbeat character portrait of an oldfashioned patriot. The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and. Lehman to be inducted to bedford county hall of fame. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Made his broadway debut in the 1946 allblack production of lysistrata.
Battle of cannae carthaginian army lead by hannibal defeats numerically superior roman army under command consuls lucius aemilius paullus and gaius terentius varro. Cup in front of a record crowd of 18,407 15th february. Reportedly, there are two versions with different endings. Feb 18, 2014 trailer for the bedford incident richard widmark plays a hardened coldwarrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. The bedford incident 1965 is a first rate cold war drama with richard. New bedford is also one of the largest high schools in the country, being ranked in the top 200 high schools in the country based on enrollment. Breaking news and the latest headlines from north texas, including dallas, plano, frisco, mckinney, arlington, irving and beyond. Harris and is adapted by james poe from the 1963 book by mark rascovich. 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. The radio times tribute to 50 years of the groundbreaking comedy group. The towering presence of canadian actor donald sutherland is often noticed, as are his legendary. Sidney poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. The bedford incident is, alas, the most dry, humorless, and inaccessible of the three, which damages its attempt at creating suspense.
He is most identified with the role of detective danny danno williams in the longrunning police drama hawaii fiveo 1968 to 1979. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or special. Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, limited series, or motion picture made for television. The bedford incident 1965 changes the movie database. He acted in the first production of a raisin in the sun on broadway in 1959, and later starred in the film version released in 1961. Other roles were as the hero of the adventures of hiram holliday, based on a series of.
The bedford incident takes as its premise the folly of military aggression within the cold war context of the mid60s. Harris, is a war movie that tells the story of the american destroyer uss bedford after it identifies the presence of a russian submarine in greenland. Read famous quotes from the bedford incident, 1965, directed by james b. Strangelove, the bedford incident or a mexican standoff the russians are coming. This article needs additional citations for verification. Bedford managed to avoid a repeat of the previous season s embarrassment at the same stage with a 53 win, but they were only 32 up at halftime and this wasnt one of. 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.
Video archive for the film the bedford incident, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1965. This anticold war film, made at the height of the cold war, received mixed. Cox continued to prove himself adept in feature ensemble work in the air crash mystery fate is the hunter 1964, the comedy anthologies the yellow rollsroyce also 1964 and a guide for the married man 1967. Wally cox was a beloved character actor who made his mark in television and ranks as one of the mediums most memorable performers. He was nominated for an academy award for his role as the villainous tommy udo in his debut film, kiss of death. Appeared as walter lee in the 1959 broadway play a raisin in. On the tennesseans new franklin hub you can join conversations with your neighbors as well as your local reporters about topics that matter to you.
Roman bedford, has incurred the wrath of the ranch foreman theyre picking up cattle from. He filmed his scenes on thursday 22 september 1966. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his. The line book em, danno, often used during the series run, is one of the most memorable in television history. Destroyer who is obsessed with hunting down a particular soviet submarine regardless of the great risks involved.
Cox played the role of a navy sonar man in the bedford incident 1964 and the role of a drugaddicted doctor opposite brando in the world war ii suspense film, morituri 1965. Donald sutherland has been in a relationship with jane fonda 1970 1972. It stars richard widmark and sidney poitier, with widmark coproducing. Martin henry balsam was born on november 4, 1919 in the bronx, new york city, to lillian weinstein. Following the induction ceremony, a banquet meal will be. During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a a hardened coldwar warrior and captain of the american destroyer uss bedford. Rent the bedford incident 1965 on dvd and bluray netflix. He was replaced in the tv series by actor alan alda. Having by now amassed an impressive list of film and television credits in addition to stage performances on broadway and other venues, macarthur then turned to the pivotal role of ensign ralston in the tense and nervewracking cold war yarn, the bedford incident 1965. In the 60s and 70s he also appeared in small roles in numerous films, mostly comedies such as a guide for the married man and the barefoot executive, but also in occasional dramatic features, including fate is the hunter and the bedford. Bedford rugby club had three players in the england team to play france in paris on the 26th february. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Richard widmark list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
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. In 1994, epilog journal published a series of articles on the man from u. Mar 24, 2008 richard widmark full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. It is the genre that wins the most oscars, the one that generates the biggest stars and the type of film most likely to make top ten lists. Donald mcnichol sutherland 17 temmuz 1935, saint john, kanadal. He was adopted as an infant by playwright charles macarthur and. The setting is an ultramodern destroyer on antisubmarine cold warfare assignment in the north atlantic. He played high commissioner ferris in the star trek. The two police found joyce ann gaines and to arrest her for spitting at them. Bedford incident is hands down the finest naval movie ever made unless you count the naval parts of captain phillips. Peepers from 195255 and the adventures of hiram holliday from 195657.
Sidney poitier in the bedford incident 1965 the bedford incident 1965 sidney poitier and eric. Through the movie, there is a tug of war between these two characters to the point to where it reminded me of another movie. When the captain gives munceford a briefing the two begin a verbal chess. This genre has to reach the audience at the emotional level. Also in view, left to right, are brian whitby in distance, bill goundry, vernon avis, david coney and, on the goal line, gerry king.
Spain 20 february 1967 madrid mexico 21 april 1967. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The bedford incident 1965 posters the movie database tmdb. A private eye on the new rams sports illustrated vault. Reed was elected mayor of bedford heights as well as the first woman elected mayor of a city in cuyahoga county. Born donald mcnichol sutherland on 17th july, 1935 in saint john, new brunswick, canada and educated at. Columbia pictures would seem to have had the patent on doomsday thrillers during the mid1960s, between dr. Early in his career widmark specialized in similar villainous or antihero roles in films noir, but he later branched out into. Others also replaced or omitted from the tv series project were margaret houlihan and henry blake and the rest of the mash cast movie, with the notable exception of walter radar oreilly. Screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich. Navy ship sailing near the arctic circle, on assignment to write a profile of capt. Sep 17, 2019 while the bedford incident can be seen as harriss own response to the cuban missile crisis of the early sixties, it didnt generate the boxoffice buzz of kubricks film despite strong critical notices. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the bedford discovers a soviet sub in the depths and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his.
Reporter ben munceford sidney poitier is aboard a u. Ive seen the movie the bedford incident where sidney poiter played off against richard widmark. Bedford rugby club player budge rogers appointed england captain 4th january. Kathleen crighton, the author of those articles, has kindly permitted us to reprint all of them here. In the 60s and 70s he also appeared in small roles in numerous films, mostly comedies such as a guide for the married man and the barefoot executive, but also in occasional dramatic features, including fate is the. Also known as aka original title the bedford incident. It is a part of the new bedford public schools school district.
Bedford incident the feeling that i get when youre near me 1969 by lostjukeboxvolumes. Whether intentionally or not, donald sutherland often seems british in his movie roles, but he was born and raised in canada. Martin balsam full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Richard widmark full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. May 11, 2009 well, i went out and rented the bedford incident over the weekend.
The bedford incident is one of the greatest cold war films. Widmark played a cold war destroyer captain obsessed with an elusive soviet submarine the crew called moby dick that was performing intel ops against nato while poiter played a journalist who found the actionsattitudes of captain finlander so extreme as to invite comparisons with captain ahab from. You will recall that we were discussing this last week. You have to care about the characters enough to continue watching to see what happens. It was true harriss drive for realism here tended to offer proceedings a documentarystyle matter of fact quality almost until it was too late, but when the tension arrived you could appreciate all the solid work to bring us to that finale. He also gave memorable performances in the bedford incident 1965, and a patch of blue 1965 costarring elizabeth hartman and shelley winters. Of course, kubrick got most of the attention, but the bedford incident was by no means worth neglecting. Brian davies celebrity profile check out the latest brian davies photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Find release information for the bedford incident 1965 james b. Biddle in the birdwatchers episode of the beverly hillbillies 1966 and. 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. By contrast, films with cold war themes usually concluded with a catastrophe fail safe, dr.