The Bismarck Convoy Smashed!

The Bismarck Convoy Smashed! (1943)

An Australia propaganda war film documenting the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Nominated for the Academy Award.

Date of release
1943-03-19
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
10m
Genres
Documentary, War
Director
Ken G. Hall

Casting

Interesting facts

Bismark Convoy Smashed!, also known as Battle of the Bismark Sea, is a Second World War 1943 Australian documentary newsreel film about the Battle of the Bismarck Sea on 2–3 March, an engagement which resulted in the claimed destruction of 22 Japanese ships, their crews and 15,000 soldiers. Actual Japanese losses were rather less, but still devastating.

Production

Parer later said he was too busy to be scared filming the action.

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