The bedford incident -cold war film

Sailor Steve · 03-02-10, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Randomizer

Same sort of thing with Dr. Strangelove except there the USAF shunned it and would not allow it to be screened on any SAC base.

For another air force movie from the era, but more in line with the serious tone of Bedford, check out Fail-Safe sometime.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/

Apparently the 2000 remake was very good too.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235376/

sharkbit · 03-03-10, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

For another air force movie from the era, but more in line with the serious tone of Bedford, check out Fail-Safe sometime.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058083/

Apparently the 2000 remake was very good too.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235376/

Very good movie. Henry Fonda's performance as the President was very good.

Remake was good. IIRC it was presented live. (I guess I could check out your link

).
EDIT-Yep, it was presented live.

03-03-10, 10:17 AM

Missed the 2000 remake and given the quality of the original can't see why they bothered.

For one view of the Strategic Air Command and the movie Dr. Strangelove see:

http://www.strategic-air-command.com...trangelove.htm

Harmsway! · 04-03-10, 07:58 PM

I ordered the The Bedford Incident on DVD last month. Watched it for the first time when it came in. I liked it. Not the kind of movie I would recommend to anyone outside of these forums though.

Sure it was about the cold war but the story was also about a captain who didn't understand his crew. In a sense he neglected his command. This in itself could lead in a larger discussion on true leadership.

Steve I think your life experience now will allow you to view The Bedford Incident differently then when you were 15.

vienna · 04-06-10, 02:38 PM

I remember the NORAD test tape incident; at the time it was reported that the false warning was sent not only to NORAD facilities but, also, to national and local radio and television stations. The odd and disturbing part of the story is that none of the stations broadcast the warning since almost all of them assumed that it was only a test. Only a handful of stations even bothered to ask of NORAD if it was indeed a test. This episode led to a mjor revision of the protocols for the warning system.

03-03-10, 10:17 AM	#3
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Missed the 2000 remake and given the quality of the original can't see why they bothered. For one view of the Strategic Air Command and the movie Dr. Strangelove see: http://www.strategic-air-command.com...trangelove.htm

04-03-10, 07:58 PM	#4
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I ordered the The Bedford Incident on DVD last month. Watched it for the first time when it came in. I liked it. Not the kind of movie I would recommend to anyone outside of these forums though. Sure it was about the cold war but the story was also about a captain who didn't understand his crew. In a sense he neglected his command. This in itself could lead in a larger discussion on true leadership. Steve I think your life experience now will allow you to view The Bedford Incident differently then when you were 15.

04-06-10, 02:38 PM	#5
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,521 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I remember the NORAD test tape incident; at the time it was reported that the false warning was sent not only to NORAD facilities but, also, to national and local radio and television stations. The odd and disturbing part of the story is that none of the stations broadcast the warning since almost all of them assumed that it was only a test. Only a handful of stations even bothered to ask of NORAD if it was indeed a test. This episode led to a mjor revision of the protocols for the warning system.