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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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- lwpcolonelon TMDB · Jan 20188/10
**l like "Sink the Bismarck!" enough to have watched it every year or so since its release in theaters in 1960. First on T.V., then VHS and finally DVD about 17 years ago. This is another film, like the "Battle of the Bulge", where different (simplified/fictionalized) other than historically correct people, especially English Admiralty and Planners, were used for theatrical effects. I have always enjoyed watching the film, but it is less historically accurate than the "Pursuit of the Graf Spee", aka, "Battle of the River Plate". For instance, Kriegsmarine Admiral Lutjens wasn't a Nazi and didn't give speeches aboard the Bismarck rallying the German's behind the Nazi cause. In fact, Lutjens, was under investigation, at the time of his death for having Jewish domestics in his household, and Kriegsmarine officers were barred from political affiliations beyond the mandatory "Loyalty Oath" to Adolph Hitler, which was part of a deal with the military establishment in exchange for shutting down the S.A. ("Brown Shirts"). Also, the correct, historic Admiralty figures, such as Admiral Tovey, are omitted as to specifics and the actual engagements with the Bismarck have some severe inaccuraci
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Aug 20158/10
Zig-Zag Patterns and the Hunt for the Bismarck. Sink the Bismarck! Is directed by Lewis Gilbert and adapted to screenplay by Edmund North from the book written by C.S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith, Geoffrey Keen, Karel Stepanek, Michael Hordern and Maurice Denham. Music is by Clifton Parker and CinemaScope photography by Christopher Challis. World War II, the North Atlantic, the British Navy desperately tries to sink Germany's prime battleship. The scourge of the seas, The Bismarck. Cracker-jack war movie that brings brains and brawn to the party. Instrumentally the pic is concerned with the officers back at headquarters (Moore outstanding), how they try to device a plan to capture and sink The Bismarck. The second guessing of its movements, the attempts to keep a lid on the emotional pains as news filters through about losses in battle, men missing in action, with some personal issues bubbling away to further compound the hot-bed of stress. This all makes for a riveting and intelligent backdrop to the scenes out at sea. It's fascinating that as Winston Churchill was demanding that he didn't care how they did it, that they simply must
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Cast
- Kenneth MoreCaptain Jonathan Shepard
- Dana WynterWRNS Second Officer Anne Davis
- Carl MöhnerCaptain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'
- Laurence NaismithFirst Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
- Geoffrey KeenAssistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)
- Karl StepanekAdmiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
- Michael HordernAdmiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
- Maurice DenhamCommander Richards
- Michael GoodliffeCaptain Banister
- Esmond KnightCaptain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
Crew
- Lewis GilbertDirector
- Edmund H. NorthScreenplay
- Christopher ChallisDirector of Photography
- Clifton ParkerOriginal Music Composer
- Peter R. HuntEditor
- John BrabourneProducer
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