Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

6.9/10 97 min War Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

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'

Mark Dignam

Captain Maund - 'Ark Royal'

Ernest Clark

Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'

John Horsley

Captain - 'Sheffield'

Peter Burton

Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla

John Stuart

Captain Kerr - 'Hood'

Walter Hudd

Admiral Holland - 'Hood'

Sydney Tafler

Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'

Sean Barrett

Able Seaman Brown

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