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Cast
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'
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1960
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Drama
Votes123
DirectorLewis Gilbert
WritersEdmund H. North
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSink the Bismarck!
About Sink the Bismarck!
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.
Directed by Lewis Gilbert, Sink the Bismarck! leans on a strong ensemble — Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1960.
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