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Sink the Bismarck!

1960-1h 37min
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6.8 / 10 104

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

Writers Edmund H. North C. S. Forester

Stars Kenneth More Dana Wynter Carl Möhner

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Cast

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Kenneth More

Captain Jonathan Shepard
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Dana Wynter

WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis
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Carl Möhner

Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'
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Laurence Naismith

First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
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Geoffrey Keen

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

Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
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Michael Hordern

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

Commander Richards
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Michael Goodliffe

Captain Banister
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Esmond Knight

Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
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Jack Watling

RNVR Signals Officer
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Jack Gwillim

Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'

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