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03-01-10, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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The bedford incident -cold war film
A great Cold war film every sub head should see once.
DIRECTOR: James B. Harris YEAR: 1965 Richard Widmark is a combative and abusive US Navy destroyer Captain who decides to play a game of nuclear cat-and-mouse with a Russian sub off the coast of Greenland. Sidney Poitier is a reporter along for the ride. Wally Cox, James MacArthur and Donald Sutherland are part of the crew. This film contains one of the great final scenes in Atomic Film. See the trailer -
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03-01-10, 01:39 PM | #2 |
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Saw it in the theater when it was released, and hated it.
But I was fifteen at the time, and didn't know anything. Maybe it's time to give it another chance...
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03-01-10, 02:16 PM | #3 |
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It's worth another look if only for the Cold War theme. Excellent flick even if the special effects are unimpressive even for that era.
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03-01-10, 03:22 PM | #4 |
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I always thought the end was too stunning and tbh a tad disappointing
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03-01-10, 10:12 PM | #5 |
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In the context of the Cold War as it was it pretty much had to end that way.
Apperantly it had to be filmed in the UK and on a sound stage because Hollywood would not touch the story with a ten-foot pole and the USN refused the producers all filming assistance. I think that was in the intro last time it showed up on Turner Classic Movies. Same sort of thing with Dr. Strangelove except there the USAF shunned it and would not allow it to be screened on any SAC base. |
03-02-10, 05:54 AM | #6 |
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Looks pretty interesting, I'll see if I can find it at a retailer, preferably on BD-ROM.
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03-02-10, 06:30 PM | #8 | |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/ Apparently the 2000 remake was very good too. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235376/
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@SS Yes, Fail-Safe is a superb movie and the USAF refused to cooperate with the producers so the B-58 Hustler was transformed into the fictional "Vindicator" for the aircraft action sequences. I first saw it as a kid in 1966 or so and it scared the crap out of me. Last edited by Randomizer; 03-03-10 at 01:00 AM. |
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A quote from Wikipedia: Quote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_A...efense_Command
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Remake was good. IIRC it was presented live. (I guess I could check out your link ). EDIT-Yep, it was presented live.
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03-03-10, 10:17 AM | #12 |
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Missed the 2000 remake and given the quality of the original can't see why they bothered.
For one view of the Strategic Air Command and the movie Dr. Strangelove see: http://www.strategic-air-command.com...trangelove.htm |
04-03-10, 07:58 PM | #13 |
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I ordered the The Bedford Incident on DVD last month. Watched it for the first time when it came in. I liked it. Not the kind of movie I would recommend to anyone outside of these forums though.
Sure it was about the cold war but the story was also about a captain who didn't understand his crew. In a sense he neglected his command. This in itself could lead in a larger discussion on true leadership. Steve I think your life experience now will allow you to view The Bedford Incident differently then when you were 15. |
04-06-10, 02:38 PM | #14 |
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I remember the NORAD test tape incident; at the time it was reported that the false warning was sent not only to NORAD facilities but, also, to national and local radio and television stations. The odd and disturbing part of the story is that none of the stations broadcast the warning since almost all of them assumed that it was only a test. Only a handful of stations even bothered to ask of NORAD if it was indeed a test. This episode led to a mjor revision of the protocols for the warning system.
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