Corrected entry: When the Soviet destroyer is spotted in the Bedford's periscope, the name "NOVO SIBIRSK" is shown on the hull. Novosibirsk (a city in Siberia) is one word, and it would have been written in Cyrillic.
The Bedford Incident (1965)
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Directed by: James B. Harris
Starring: Martin Balsam, Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark, James MacArthur
Captain Finlander: It's been my experience with the press that they ignore truth for sensationalism.
Trivia: The ship used for the exterior close-up scenes was the Royal Navy frigate HMS Wizard. Some of the crew were used as extras in the film.
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Correction: The Bedford is a destroyer and does not have a periscope. The Novosibirsk was a suppply ship and not a destroyer.