During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. 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.
Cast
Richard Widmark
Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
Sidney Poitier
Ben Munceford
James MacArthur
Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.
Martin Balsam
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
Wally Cox
Seaman Merlin Queffle
Eric Portman
Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
Michael Kane
Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge
Gary Cockrell
Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
Phil Brown
Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
Brian Davies
Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
Paul Carson
Seaman 1st Class - Communications
Ed Bishop
Lieutenant Hacker U.S.N. - Communications
Colin Maitland
Seaman Jones - Bridge
Paul Tamarin
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Frank Lieberman
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
James Caffrey
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Burnell Tucker
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Mike Lennox
Lieutenant Krindlemeyer U.S.N. - Bridge
Bill Edwards
Lieutenant Hazelwood U.S.N. - Bridge
Stephen Schreiber
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Ronald Rubin
Seaman 1st Class - Bridge
Eugene Leonard
Seaman 2nd Class - Bridge
Roy Stephens
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
George Roubicek
Lieutenant Berger U.S.N. - C.I.C.
John McCarthy
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Shane Rimmer
Seaman 1st Class - C.I.C.
Glenn Beck
Seaman 2nd Class - C.I.C.
Laurence Herder
Petty Officer - Communications
Donald Sutherland
Hospitalman Nerney - Sick Bay
Warren Stanhope
Hospitalman Strauss - Sick Bay
Crew
James B. Harris
Director, Producer
James Poe
Screenplay
Mark Rascovich
Novel
John Jympson
Editor
Pamela Tomling
Assistant Editor
Roy Benson
Assistant Editor
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography
Clive Reed
Assistant Director
Richard Widmark
Producer
Denis O'Dell
Associate Producer
Derek V. Browne
Camera Operator
James Liggat
Casting Director
Eric Allwright
Makeup Artist
Lionel Couch
Assistant Art Director
Winston Ryder
Sound Editor
Bob Jones
Sound Recordist
Les Hammond
Sound Recordist
Gerard Schurmann
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ian Cox
Technical Advisor
J. D. Ferguson
Technical Advisor
Phyllis Crocker
Continuity
Victor Peck
Production Manager
Arthur Lawson
Art Direction
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