A thrilling and attractive movie in the High Naval Tradition and from the company that gave you "The Caine Mutiny¨ . As the United States and Soviet Union warily eye one another during the Cold War, and the destroyer USS Bedford is on patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean . There commands Captain Eric Finlander (Richard Widmark) , a stiff-upper-lip an authoritarian commandant . Meanwhile, a Navy helicopter ferries two men out to the ship in mid-ocean. One is civilian photo-journalist Ben Munceford (Sidney Poitier) ; the other is new ship's medical officer Commander Chester Potter (Martin Balsam). Things go wrong when USS Bedford discovers an unidentified submarine in North Atlantic waters . As the American ship tracking a Russian atomic submarine , as both steer an uneasy course through icebergs of the coast of Greenland . It is immediately obvious how tightly the ship is run by its skipper who drives his crew to the point of exhaustion as they find themselves the center of a fateful controversy , and little by little a relentless pursuit takes place to the breaking point ."Hunt her down...until she comes up!"The cold war just got hotter. As earth-shattering, and unexpected, as catching lightning in a bottle! High adventure on the high seas, from the company that gave you "The Caine Mutiny"! . It's not an incident, it's the works! Now...In the North Atlantic...High Adventure
This enjoyable story is plenty of power , intrigue , drama and good performances . Strong Cold War story dealing with an authoritarian Navy captain scouting Russian sub near Greenland and the mental conflicts develop on the ship in which the insanely patriotic warship skipper taking his men to the limits of their endurance and his country to the brink of war . It's exciting and tense , at time too much engaging and suspenseful wartime thriller . Interesting script by James Poe , best known for his adaptations of Tennessee Williams' plays for the screen , such as¨Cat on a hot tin roof¨, ¨Summer and smoke¨ , here he contributes to provide a brittle and concise screenplay . Cast excels in intriguing battle of wits . Main and secondary actors are frankly excelelent . Richard Widmark is superb as American destroyer Captain determined to confront a Soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters, while Sidney Poitier is a photo-reporter too good to be true and Martin Balsam is a likable doctor disliked due to Richard Widmark's authoritarism . Support cast are sensational , such as : Eric Portman , James MacArthur , Wally Cox and brief appearances from a very young Donald Sutherland , Phil Brown , Shane Rimmer, Michael Kane , Ed Bishop , among others .
It displays an atmospheric cinematography in black and white by great cameraman Gilbert Taylor , shot in Shepperton studios London and Shallow Tank, Malta Film Studios, St. Rocco Street, Kalkara, Malta Film Studios, St. Rocco Street. The motion picture was competently directed by James L. Harris who does a lot the tension and suspense . He's a notorious producer , he financed Stanley Kubrick's three awesome films (The killing , Paths of glory and Lolita) and occasionally director of thrillers (Boiling Point , Cop , Fast Walking) and other genres as melodrama (Some Call It Loving) and warfare (Bedford incident) . Rating : 7/10 , better than average and well worth watching . The movie will appeal to Richard Widmark , Sidney Poitier fans and warlike genre buffs.
This enjoyable story is plenty of power , intrigue , drama and good performances . Strong Cold War story dealing with an authoritarian Navy captain scouting Russian sub near Greenland and the mental conflicts develop on the ship in which the insanely patriotic warship skipper taking his men to the limits of their endurance and his country to the brink of war . It's exciting and tense , at time too much engaging and suspenseful wartime thriller . Interesting script by James Poe , best known for his adaptations of Tennessee Williams' plays for the screen , such as¨Cat on a hot tin roof¨, ¨Summer and smoke¨ , here he contributes to provide a brittle and concise screenplay . Cast excels in intriguing battle of wits . Main and secondary actors are frankly excelelent . Richard Widmark is superb as American destroyer Captain determined to confront a Soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters, while Sidney Poitier is a photo-reporter too good to be true and Martin Balsam is a likable doctor disliked due to Richard Widmark's authoritarism . Support cast are sensational , such as : Eric Portman , James MacArthur , Wally Cox and brief appearances from a very young Donald Sutherland , Phil Brown , Shane Rimmer, Michael Kane , Ed Bishop , among others .
It displays an atmospheric cinematography in black and white by great cameraman Gilbert Taylor , shot in Shepperton studios London and Shallow Tank, Malta Film Studios, St. Rocco Street, Kalkara, Malta Film Studios, St. Rocco Street. The motion picture was competently directed by James L. Harris who does a lot the tension and suspense . He's a notorious producer , he financed Stanley Kubrick's three awesome films (The killing , Paths of glory and Lolita) and occasionally director of thrillers (Boiling Point , Cop , Fast Walking) and other genres as melodrama (Some Call It Loving) and warfare (Bedford incident) . Rating : 7/10 , better than average and well worth watching . The movie will appeal to Richard Widmark , Sidney Poitier fans and warlike genre buffs.