“Hunt her down … until she comes up!”
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.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and relentless.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Richard WidmarkCaptain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
- Sidney PoitierBen Munceford
- James MacArthurEnsign Ralston, U.S.N.
- Martin BalsamLieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
- Wally CoxSeaman Merlin Queffle
- Eric PortmanCommodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
- Michael KaneCommander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge
- Gary CockrellLieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.
- Phil BrownChief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay
- Brian DaviesLieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications
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- James B. HarrisDirector
- James PoeScreenplay
- Mark RascovichNovel
- Gilbert TaylorDirector of Photography
- Gerard SchurmannOriginal Music Composer
- John JympsonEditor
- James B. HarrisProducer
- Richard WidmarkProducer
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