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Sink the Bismarck!
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6.9(127)19601h 37m
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.
- Director
- Lewis Gilbert
- Writers
- Edmund H. North,Edmund H. North
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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
Thomas Waldron Price
Flag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord

Edward R. Murrow
Himself - Edward R. Murrow

John Stride
Tom Shepard, Captain Shepard's son, TAG - Ark Royal's Swordfish Squadron (uncredited)

Peter Dyneley
Commander Jenkins (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Lewis GilbertDirector
- Jack CauseyAssistant Director
Writing
- Edmund H. NorthStory
- Edmund H. NorthScreenplay
- C. S. ForesterBook
Production
- Nora RobertsCasting
- John BrabourneProducer
Camera
- Christopher ChallisDirector of Photography
- Austin DempsterCamera Operator
- Mike FoxClapper Loader
Editing
- Peter R. HuntEditor
Sound
- Clifton ParkerOriginal Music Composer
- Dudley MessengerSound mixer
- Red LawSound mixer
- Charles Van der GoorSound
Art
- Arthur LawsonArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- W.T. PartletonMakeup Artist
Crew
- Peter PeakeTechnical Advisor