Harris written by james poe, from a novel by mark rascovich starring richard widmark, sidney poitier, eric portman. May 11, 2009 richard widmark is also one of my faves. When a russian sub is pursued by widmark, the routine mission. Sidney poitier and eric portman in the bedford incident 1965 the bedford incident 1965 sidney poitier in the. These were the first words uttered on screen by richard widmark, who has died aged 93. The bedford incident was an attempt by columbia pictures which had previously made dr. His father was of swedish descent and his mother of english and scottish ancestry. These included judgment at nuremberg 1961 and the bedford incident 1965. An american destroyer captain is determined to confront a soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich. Photojournalist ben munceford sidney poitier is allowed aboard a navy ship on patrol near the arctic circle, under the command. The bedford incident dvd 1965 2004 by richard widmark dvd. Strangelove and failsafe both released in 1964, the bedford incident 1965 is a chillingly effective doomsday tale which plays out its cold war scenario off the coast of greenland.
The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which borrowed from the plot of herman melvilles mobydick. He was better when he was young and played sociopathic hoodlums see the real kiss of death, not the recent remake, but even in his dotage, when he played. The bedford incident 1965 the bedford incident 1965. Poitier costars with richard widmark in this action story of the high seas, based on the best selling novel by mark rascovich. It is there that the captain richard widmark of the bedford, a u. The castthe bedford incident, screenplay by james poe, from the book by. 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.
Cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox. This is quite a different meeting from the one widmark and poitier had in no way out, where widmark is a bigot who lashes out at poitier. He has said that he loved the movies from his boyhood, claiming, ive been a movie bug since i was 4. Perhaps widmarks finest performance came in the bedford incident, a very effective thriller, now generallyforgotten. Photojournalist ben munceford sidney poitier is allowed aboard a navy ship on patrol near the arctic circle, under the command of captain eric finlander richard widmark. Richard widmark biography, movie highlights and photos. Richard weedt widmark was born in sunrise township, minnesota, to ethel mae barr and carl henry widmark. The bedford incident wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Richard widmark is the stern and salty skipper of an american destroyer on. Mar 20, 2020 richard widmark, american actor born dec. The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and. Sep 17, 2019 often overshadowed by more famous nuclear disaster films like dr.
This author is a great writer, and the movie script did him great honor by not changing much of his writing. See more ideas about movie photo, kiss of death and american actors. Check out richard widmark s career compared to current and classic actors. Though never considered in the same star category as burt lancaster or gregory peck, his era, widmark nonetheless established himself as a dependable and popular leading man in westerns, dramas, adventures, gangster and war films. The stress of the drawnout conflict with the sub eventually causes the american skipper to snap. An excerpt from the bedford incident, a 1965 cold war version of moby dick except the whale is a submarine and the harpoons are missiles.
The family moved around before settling in princeton, ill. Often overshadowed by more famous nuclear disaster films like dr. The bedford incident was an attempt by columbia pictures which had. With richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, martin balsam. A longtime television holdout, widmark made his smallscreen debut in vanished 1970, the first twopart tv movie. Early in his career, widmark was typecast in similar villainous or antihero.
The bedford incident dvd 1965 2004 i first watched this film on tv. Jul 20, 20 cold war film starring richard widmark, martin balsam, sidney poitier, donald sutherland, and wally cox. Photojournalist ben munceford sidney poitier is allowed aboard a navy ship on patrol near the arctic circle, under the command of captain eric. The bedford incident official trailer widmark is the captain of a newly launched destroyer, and his mission is to root out hostile subs in the north atlantic. Mar 24, 2008 widmark spent most of the 1960s making films like the alamo 1960 and cheyenne autumn 1964, so that he could afford to appear in movies that put forth a political or sociological message.
Liked it so much i searched until i found it for sale. This biobibliography is the first book to examine the life and career of one of hollywoods most durable leading men, richard widmark. In this drama, richard widmark plays the skipper of an american destroyer. Richard widmark is a determined naval ship captain in the bedford incident, which also stars sidney poitier, eric portman, martin balsam, james macarthur, and wally cox. The secret ways 1961 in which he went behind the iron curtain to bring out an anticommunist leader.
Though never considered in the same star category as burt lancaster or gregory peck, his era, widmark nonetheless established himself as a dependable and popular leading man in westerns, dramas, adventures, gangster and war films, and by 1984, he had appeared. Richard widmark sidney poitier the bedford incident 1952 1. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early appearances by donald sutherland and ed bishop. The book was later made into a major motion picture, staring richard widmark as the destroyer captain and sidney poitier.
This is a great cold war film that stars richard widmark, sidney poitier, and martin balsam. All of the actors have been introduced before so there will only be a few additions. The bedford incident and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Some of the dialog in the movie was taken word for word from the book, and the movie followed pretty closely until the end. Nerveracking suspense surrounds the bedford incident, the tale of a u. He meets the ships captain, eric finlander richard widmark and learns that the bedford is trailing a soviet submarine that has violated the territorial waters of. The screenplay by james poe is based on the 1963 book by mark rascovich, which borrowed. Vec etabliran na radiju i pozornici, duboko je impresionirao hollywood svojim filmskim debijem kao psihopatski gangster tommy udo u film noiru kiss of death. Hes often remembered mostly for his role as johnny udo who pushed a.
Richard widmark december 26, 1914 march 24, 2008 was an american actor of movies, stage, radio and television. The bedford incident by mark rascovich submarine books. Harris featuring richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, martin balsam, wally cox, donald sutherland. Like tracy, widmark was less a graceful mover than an ingenious one, and he had a way of angling his upper body into clean visual lines, using it as a weapon of insolence pickup on south street, night and the city, madigan, arrogance the bedford incident, coma, or as a bulwark against a neurotic onslaught the cobweb. The cast also features eric portman, james macarthur, martin balsam and wally cox, as well as early. Rough script the bedford incident 1965 welcome to episode 27 the bedford incident 1965. He is best known for his role as tommy udo in his first movie, kiss of death. Harris produced and directed, with widmark coproducing. Have always loved watching richard widmark and he didnt let me down in this one. Strangelove and released failsafe to once more tap the well of public anxiety surrounding nuclear weapons and the cold war. The bedford incident is one of the greatest cold war films. The bedford incident is a 1965 britishamerican cold war film starring richard widmark and sidney poitier and coproduced by widmark. Richard widmark is an american actor who was born december 26, 1914 and died march 24, 2008.
It starred sidney poitier and richard widmark and does not disappoint. It was one of the most striking debuts in hollywood history. Widmark spent most of the 1960s making films like the alamo 1960 and cheyenne autumn 1964, so that he could afford to appear in movies that put forth a political or sociological message. The bedford incident richard widmark and sidney poitier overview at the peak of cold war tensions, a u. Mar 26, 2008 these were the first words uttered on screen by richard widmark, who has died aged 93. Richard widmark, sidney poitier, james macarthur, martin balsam, wally cox, eric portman mpaa rating. I had to buy the book it was based on to see the differences. 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. Widmark made more than 70 films between 1947 and 1992 hollywood star richard widmark has died at the age of 93 after a long illness, his wife has announced. Richard widmark made three movies with sidney poitier1950s no way out, 1964s the long ships and 1965s the bedford incident.