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Sink the Bismarck!

Genre:WarDrama

Released:1960-02-11

Runtime:97

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

Character: Captain Jonathan Shepard

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Dana Wynter

Character: WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis

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Carl Möhner

Character: Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'

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Laurence Naismith

Character: First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound

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Geoffrey Keen

Character: Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)

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Karl Stepanek

Character: Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'

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Michael Hordern

Character: Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'

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Maurice Denham

Character: Commander Richards

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Michael Goodliffe

Character: Captain Banister

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Esmond Knight

Character: Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'

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Jack Watling

Character: RNVR Signals Officer

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Jack Gwillim

Character: Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'

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Mark Dignam

Character: Captain Maund - 'Ark Royal'

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Ernest Clark

Character: Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'

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John Horsley

Character: Captain - 'Sheffield'

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Peter Burton

Character: Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla

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John Stuart

Character: Captain Kerr - 'Hood'

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Walter Hudd

Character: Admiral Holland - 'Hood'

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Sydney Tafler

Character: Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'

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Sean Barrett

Character: Able Seaman Brown

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Thomas Waldron Price

Character: Flag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord

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Edward R. Murrow

Character: Himself - Edward R. Murrow

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John Stride

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

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Peter Dyneley

Character: Commander Jenkins (uncredited)

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Victor Maddern

Character: Able Seaman Outside Admiralty (uncredited)

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David Hemmings

Character: Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)

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Johnny Briggs

Character: Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

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Norman Shelley

Character: Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited)

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John Barron

Character: Officer P.R.O (uncredited)

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Harold Goodwin

Character: Airman on Phone (uncredited)

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Walter Gotell

Character: Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)

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Sam Kydd

Character: Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

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Glyn Houston

Character: Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

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Cameron Hall

Character: Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

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Peter Forbes-Robertson

Character: Signalman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

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Michael Ripper

Character: Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)

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Michael Balfour

Character: Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)

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Graham Stark

Character: Petty Officer Williams (uncredited)

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Olaf Pooley

Character: Officer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited)

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Edwin Richfield

Character: Bridge Officer (uncredited)

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George Pravda

Character: Damage Control Officer - Bismarck (uncredited)

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Russell Napier

Character: Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)

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Edward Judd

Character: Navigating Officer - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

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Bernard Lee

Character: Firing Officer (uncredited)

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Robert Brown

Character: Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited)

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Max Butterfield

Character: Dark Room Technician (uncredited)

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Mark Burns

Character: Naval Rating on Phone (uncredited)

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Roy Castle

Character: Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

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Victor Beaumont

Character: Officer - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)

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Richard Beale

Character: Petty Officer on Phone (uncredited)

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Donald Churchill

Character: Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)

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Peter Cellier

Character: First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited)

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Charles Houston

Character: Airman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)

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Patrick Jordan

Character: SOE Agent in Norway (uncredited)

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Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Character: Somers - Officer 'King George V' (uncredited)

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Hugh Latimer

Character: Commander - War Room (uncredited)

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Sean Lynch

Character: Mail Clerk - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)

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Julian Somers

Character: Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

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Michael Sarne

Character: Hoffman - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)

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Robert Desmond

Character: Dexter (uncredited)

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John Bailey

Character: Naval Officer (uncredited)

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Michael Collins

Character: Lookout - Second Destroyer (uncredited)

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John G. Heller

Character: Lt. Becker on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)

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Ian Hendry

Character: Meteorological Officer on 'King George V' (uncredited)

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Ronald Hines

Character: Officer on Bridge of 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)

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