Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

Cold War classic:

Richard Widmark is the tyrannical and obssessed Captain Finlander, commander of the USN destroyer "Bedford" in this cold war classic. In the coldest battle ground of the cold war (the frigid waters of the North Atlantic, where even the air seems to turn to ice), Finlander leads his crew in a battle of wits with a Soviet submarine. The Bedford has the firepower to deep-six the Russian submarine with ease, but politics restrict him to hunting it. (The sub is a diesel-electric - unlike a nuclear boat, it's... more info

"If he fires one, I'll fire one"...:

Prophetic words from this mid 60's cold war drama.

Richard Widmark stars as Captain Eric Finlander, the commander of the USS Bedford, a sub-chasing destroyer on patrol in the Denmark Strait. The Captain runs the tightest of ships, stands no nonsense, and keeps his men on a sharp edge. Recent arrivals on board his ship, are Ben Munceford, a reporter on assignment (Sidney Poitier) and the ship's new medical officer, Lt. Commander Chester Potter (Martin Balsam). The Bedford's current assignment, is to track... more info

TENSE COLD-WAR ACTION:

What a fascinating politically charged thriller! For me, up there with the ilk of "Fail Safe" and "On the Beach" in terms of class, or "Dr. Strangelove" and "Catch 22" in terms of anti-war message.

Crisp direction and acting. This DVD should be on any collector's shelf. The tension is maintained through every scene, right unto the explosive climax, one of the best in a film that I have ever seen.

Quite noteworthy also that that Sidney Poitier's complexion was never made into an issue either verbally... more info

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