Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Personal! Powerful! Human! Heroic!

The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.

Date of release
1960-02-11
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (126)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
War, Drama
Director
Lewis Gilbert

Casting

  • Kenneth More — Captain Jonathan Shepard
  • Dana Wynter — WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis
  • Carl Möhner — Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'
  • Laurence Naismith — First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
  • Geoffrey Keen — Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)
  • Karl Stepanek — Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
  • Michael Hordern — Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
  • Maurice Denham — Commander Richards
  • Michael Goodliffe — Captain Banister
  • Esmond Knight — Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
  • Jack Watling — RNVR Signals Officer
  • Jack Gwillim — Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'

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