The Bedford Incident

In "The Bedford Incident" (1965), a U.S. Navy destroyer, USS Bedford, engages in a tense cat-and-mouse game with a Soviet submarine during the Cold War. The ship's captain, played by Richard Widmark, becomes obsessed with hunting down the submarine at all costs, leading to escalating tensions and moral dilemmas aboard the ship. The film explores themes of power, paranoia, and the consequences of unchecked aggression in a high-stakes military confrontation.