Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Personal! Powerful! Human! Heroic!

  • Genre: War, Drama
  • Release Date: 1960-02-11
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 100 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: 20th Century Fox
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Lewis Gilbert
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Summary

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.

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  • Kenneth More

    as Captain Jonathan Shepard
  • Dana Wynter

    as WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis
  • Carl Möhner

    as Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'
  • Laurence Naismith

    as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
  • Geoffrey Keen

    as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)
  • Karl Stepanek

    as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
  • Michael Hordern

    as Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
  • Maurice Denham

    as Commander Richards
  • Michael Goodliffe

    as Captain Banister
  • Esmond Knight

    as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
  • Jack Watling

    as RNVR Signals Officer
  • Jack Gwillim

    as Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'
  • Mark Dignam

    as Captain Maund - 'Ark Royal'
  • Ernest Clark

    as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
  • John Horsley

    as Captain - 'Sheffield'
  • Peter Burton

    as Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla
  • John Stuart

    as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
  • Walter Hudd

    as Admiral Holland - 'Hood'
  • Sydney Tafler

    as Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'
  • Sean Barrett

    as Able Seaman Brown
  • Thomas Waldron Price

    as Flag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord
  • Edward R. Murrow

    as Himself - Edward R. Murrow
  • John Stride

    as Tom Shepard, Captain Shepard's son, TAG - Ark Royal's Swordfish Squadron (uncredited)
  • Peter Dyneley

    as Commander Jenkins (uncredited)
  • Victor Maddern

    as Able Seaman Outside Admiralty (uncredited)
  • David Hemmings

    as Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
  • Johnny Briggs

    as Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
  • Norman Shelley

    as Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited)
  • John Barron

    as Officer P.R.O (uncredited)
  • Harold Goodwin

    as Airman on Phone (uncredited)
  • Walter Gotell

    as Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
  • Sam Kydd

    as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
  • Glyn Houston

    as Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
  • Cameron Hall

    as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
  • Peter Forbes-Robertson

    as Signalman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
  • Michael Ripper

    as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
  • Michael Balfour

    as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
  • Graham Stark

    as Petty Officer Williams (uncredited)
  • Olaf Pooley

    as Officer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited)
  • Edwin Richfield

    as Bridge Officer (uncredited)
  • George Pravda

    as Damage Control Officer - Bismarck (uncredited)
  • Russell Napier

    as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
  • Edward Judd

    as Navigating Officer - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
  • Bernard Lee

    as Firing Officer (uncredited)
  • Robert Brown

    as Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited)
  • Max Butterfield

    as Dark Room Technician (uncredited)
  • Mark Burns

    as Naval Rating on Phone (uncredited)
  • Roy Castle

    as Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
  • Victor Beaumont

    as Officer - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
  • Richard Beale

    as Petty Officer on Phone (uncredited)
  • Donald Churchill

    as Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
  • Peter Cellier

    as First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited)
  • Charles Houston

    as Airman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
  • Patrick Jordan

    as SOE Agent in Norway (uncredited)
  • Ronald Leigh-Hunt

    as Somers - Officer 'King George V' (uncredited)
  • Hugh Latimer

    as Commander - War Room (uncredited)
  • Sean Lynch

    as Mail Clerk - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
  • Julian Somers

    as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
  • Michael Sarne

    as Hoffman - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
  • Robert Desmond

    as Dexter (uncredited)
  • John Bailey

    as Naval Officer (uncredited)
  • Michael Collins

    as Lookout - Second Destroyer (uncredited)
  • John G. Heller

    as Lt. Becker on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
  • Ian Hendry

    as Meteorological Officer on 'King George V' (uncredited)
  • Ronald Hines

    as Officer on Bridge of 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Production Nora Roberts Casting
Directing Lewis Gilbert Director
Editing Peter R. Hunt Editor
Writing Edmund H. North Story
Writing Edmund H. North Screenplay
Sound Clifton Parker Original Music Composer
Camera Christopher Challis Director of Photography
Production John Brabourne Producer
Camera Austin Dempster Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up W.T. Partleton Makeup Artist
Sound Dudley Messenger Sound mixer
Sound Red Law Sound mixer
Directing Jack Causey Assistant Director
Art Arthur Lawson Art Direction
Crew Peter Peake Technical Advisor
Camera Mike Fox Clapper Loader
Sound Charles Van der Goor Sound
Writing C. S. Forester Book

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