Incident in the Atlantic
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Incident in the Atlantic |
| Original title | The Bedford Incident |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | James B. Harris |
| script | James Poe |
| production | James B. Harris Richard Widmark |
| music | Gerard Schurmann |
| camera | Gilbert Taylor |
| cut | John Jympson |
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Incident in the Atlantic (Original title: The Bedford Incident ) is an American - British film drama from 1965. It was directed by British director James B. Harris and is based on the novel by Mark Rascovich. The German premiere was on January 14, 1966.
action
The destroyer USS Bedford the US Navy is pursuing a Soviet submarine through the so-called GI-UK gap in the North Atlantic, the strait between Greenland, Iceland and the UK. The sea area plays an important role in the Cold War between the superpowers USA and the Soviet Union. Naval forces on both sides are watching each other suspiciously. On board the ship led by Captain Finlander are the reporter Munceford and Commodore Schrepke, a German Navy advisor to NATO . Munceford is supposed to write a report about life aboard a destroyer, but is more interested in Finlander who was not promoted to admiral. The commandant is annoyed with the curious reporter, he sees him as a constant disruptive factor.
Captain Finlander mercilessly drives the crew. Munceford and Schrepke are taken aback by his behavior, because the crew is tired and exhausted from the constant hard work demanded by the commanding officer. The sonar man Queffle begins to hallucinate and needs to be replaced. The young officer Ralston misunderstood a casual conversation as an order and fired an anti-submarine missile at the chased submarine. The Soviet boat sinks, but can first shoot four torpedoes at the destroyer. Finlander takes countermeasures and tries to avoid the torpedoes. Everyone on board suspects that the torpedoes are carrying nuclear warheads . The attempt to evade fails. Shortly before the Soviet torpedoes hit, Finlander leaves his post and appears to question his actions. The film ends with a mushroom cloud .
background
- The film is the feature film debut of Donald Sutherland , who plays the hospital nurse Nerney in a minor supporting role.
- Another debut was made by James B. Harris. This was Harris' first directorial work in nine years of partnership with Stanley Kubrick .
- Co-producer Widmark was involved in the production of three films, this film was the last.
- James Poe was best known for his work on Around the World in 80 Days , for which he received an Oscar in 1957.
- Art director Arthur Lawson was also an Oscar winner. He was awarded for The Red Shoes in 1949 .
Reviews
"Designed in a precise, report-like style, with good suspense, but a somewhat unclear ending," said the lexicon of international films . The Protestant film observer drew the following conclusion: "The probably intended warning of a questionable super-officer type is admittedly impaired by the multi-layered depiction of the main role and the abrupt ending, but the film offers adults an excitingly constructed subject for discussion on a current political issue."
Web links
- The Bedford Incident in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short review at Variety
Individual evidence
- ^ Incident in the Atlantic. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Evangelical Press Association Munich, Review No. 60/1966