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Sink the Bismarck!

The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.

Director

Lewis Gilbert

Year

Genre

action, drama, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

2 nominations

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Captain Jonathan Shepard

Second Officer Anne Davis

Kapitän Ernst Lindemann

First Sea Lord - Sir Dudley Pound - Admiral of the Fleet

Laurence Naismith

Assistant Chief of Naval Staff

Admiral Günther Lutjens

Admiral Jack Tovey - Commander in Chief - HMS King George V

Michael Hordern

Commander Richards

Captain Banister

Michael Goodliffe

Captain John Leech - HMS Prince of Wales

Signals Officer

Commodore Wilfrid Patterson - HMS King George V

Captain Loben Mound - HMS Ark Royal

Captain Robert Ellis - HMS Suffolk

Captain Charles Larcom - HMS Sheffield

Captain - HMS Solent - First Destroyer

Henry - First Workman

Captain Ralph Kerr - HMS Hood

Admiral Lancelot Holland - HMS Hood

Able Seaman Brown

Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow

Fighter Pilot

Bridge Officer [HMS Solent]

Naval Officer

Guard

Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk'

Michael Balfour

Officer P.R.O.

Petty Officer in Phone Montage

Officer on the 'Bismarck'

Victor Beaumont

Lothar Balzar - Leutnant zur See

Signal Officer on the 'Ark Royal'

Young Seaman on 'Prince of Wales'

A naval officer

Anthony Brothers

Gunnery Officer on 'King George V'

Naval Rating in Phone Montage

Dark Room Technician

Max Butterfield

Bridge Officer [HMS King George V]

Seaman on 'Prince of Wales'

First Lieutenant on Destroyers

Bridge Officer (HMS King George V)

Seaman on 'Ark Royal'

Donald Churchill

Lookout - Second Destroyer

Michael Collins

Pilot - RAF Operations Room

War Room Officer

Dexter

Jenkins - 'King George V'

Pilot - RAF Operations Room

Pilot - RAF Opeations Room

Signalman - 'Prince of Wales'

Peter Forbes-Robertson

Master of the Fleet - 'King George V'

Airman in Phone Montage

Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck'

Miss Jackson - WRENS

Kathryn Greenaway

Civilian Worker on 'Prince of Wales'

Lt. Becker on the 'Bismarck'

Seaman on 'Ark Royal'

Meteorological Officer on 'King George V'

War Room Officer

Officer on Bridge of 'Prince of Wales'

Self - at Launch of 'Bismarck'

Quartermaster - 'Bismarck'

Airman - 'Ark Royal'

Charles Houston

Seaman on 'Prince of Wales'

Pilot - RAF Operations Room

Agent in Norway

Navigating Officer on 'Prince of Wales'

Civilian Worker on 'Prince of Wales'

Commander - War Room

Firing Officer

War Room Officer

Rear Admiral Somers - Officer on 'King George V'

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Undetermined Secondary Role

War Room Officer

Mail Clerk on 'Ark Royal'

Midshipman - 'Prince of Wales'

Barry MacGregor

Able Seaman, Final Scene

Naval Rating

Captain - Second Destroyer

Air Vice Marshal

Operations Officer on 'Ark Royal'

Naval Officer

Officer of the Watch on 'Sheffield'

Damage Control Officer on the 'Bismarck'

RAF Officer

Bridge Officer

Edwin Richfield

Captain Lindemann

Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk'

War Room Officer

Undetermined Secondary Role

Damage Control Officer

Frederick Schiller

Winston Churchill

Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales'

Yeoman on King George V

Petty Officer Williams

German Officer

Tom Shepard - Gunner - 'Ark Royal' Air Gunner

War Room Officer

Air Commodore in Phone Montage

Undetermined Secondary Role

Korvettenkapitan Adalbert Schneider

Officer - HMS Sheffield

Pilot - RAF Operations Room

Noel Trevarthen

German Rating - 'Bismarck'

Officer - 'King George V'

Able Seaman - Final Scene

Torpedo Control Officer on First Destroyer

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Edward R. Murrow First Sea Lord - Sir Dudley Pound - Admiral Of The Fleet Assistant Chief Of Naval Staff Captain Jonathan Shepard Civilian Worker On Prince Of Wales Captain Lindemann Hoffman - 'bismarck' (uncredited)Admiral Günther Lutjens Kapitän Ernst Lindemann Winston Churchill

Sieg heil! - Sink the Bismarck!

But they don't have anything like Bismarck's fire power - Sink the Bismarck!

But they don't have anything like Bismarck's fire...

I'm not worried about Shepard - Sink the Bismarck!

I'm not worried about Shepard

The weather report is very good, Admiral. - Sink the Bismarck!

The weather report is very good, Admiral.

Group North has suggested the Iceland Faeroes Passage - Sink the Bismarck!

Group North has suggested the Iceland Faeroes Passage

How soon can you get under way - Sink the Bismarck!

How soon can you get under way

Sir, it's a signal from the
Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet. - Sink the Bismarck!

Sir, it's a signal from the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fl...

There's an air raid going on up top - Sink the Bismarck!

There's an air raid going on up top

Commander Richards, have a bunk made up in my office. - Sink the Bismarck!

Commander Richards, have a bunk made up in my office.

- Alter course to 1-9-0.
- Starboard 15. - Sink the Bismarck!

- Alter course to 1-9-0. - Starboard 15.

Solid foot of armor plate - Sink the Bismarck!

Solid foot of armor plate

They can't do this to me - Sink the Bismarck!

They can't do this to me

Fancy me fighting Germans on the high seas - Sink the Bismarck!

Fancy me fighting Germans on the high seas

She'll get them - Sink the Bismarck!

She'll get them

Come on, hurry up! - Sink the Bismarck!

Come on, hurry up!

Right gun shell! - Sink the Bismarck!

Right gun shell!

Bridge. - Sink the Bismarck!

Those are not cruisers. They are battleships. - Sink the Bismarck!

Those are not cruisers. They are battleships.

Open fire when you in range. Concentrate on Bismarck. - Sink the Bismarck!

Open fire when you in range. Concentrate on Bismarck.

Shoot! - Sink the Bismarck!

That was too close for comfort. - Sink the Bismarck!

That was too close for comfort.

Make to Admiralty from Prince of Wales - Sink the Bismarck!

Make to Admiralty from Prince of Wales

Johnson. - Sink the Bismarck!

Port 20! - Sink the Bismarck!

Give me a hand! - Sink the Bismarck!

Give me a hand!

She's badly damaged, Sir. - Sink the Bismarck!

She's badly damaged, Sir.

Do you want to pursue? - Sink the Bismarck!

Do you want to pursue?

This morning, HMS Hood, largest
British warship, was sunk by the... - Sink the Bismarck!

This morning, HMS Hood, largest British warship, was sunk by...

Ed Murrow reporting - Sink the Bismarck!

Ed Murrow reporting

This is a battle we can't afford to lose - Sink the Bismarck!

This is a battle we can't afford to lose

Signal Prinz Eugen that she
is to proceed on her course... - Sink the Bismarck!

Signal Prinz Eugen that she is to proceed on her course...

Radar plot, range decreasing. - Sink the Bismarck!

Radar plot, range decreasing.

Hard aport. Full ahead both. - Sink the Bismarck!

Hard aport. Full ahead both.

This hit Victorious claims it hasn't
slowed Bismarck down at all. - Sink the Bismarck!

This hit Victorious claims it hasn't slowed Bismarck do...

I've fought these people before - Sink the Bismarck!

I've fought these people before

Hello, Richard. Yes? - Sink the Bismarck!

Hello, Richard. Yes?

Is there no other information? - Sink the Bismarck!

Is there no other information?

Your torpedoes have been fitted
with the new magnetic exploders... - Sink the Bismarck!

Your torpedoes have been fitted with the new magnetic explod...

The Sheffield's been detached from the flagship, Sir. - Sink the Bismarck!

The Sheffield's been detached from the flagship, Sir.

They're exploding short.
What's the matter with those? - Sink the Bismarck!

They're exploding short. What's the matter with th...

That was the Sheffield, Sir,
It just came through from the carrier. - Sink the Bismarck!

That was the Sheffield, Sir, It just came through from the c...

Skipper! Ship bearing green 4-5. - Sink the Bismarck!

Skipper! Ship bearing green 4-5.

- Where was that?
- The hit was on the amidships. - Sink the Bismarck!

- Where was that? - The hit was on the amidships.

Captain. - Sink the Bismarck!

Range 6,000 yards, Sir. - Sink the Bismarck!

Range 6,000 yards, Sir.

Range 4,000, bearing 300 degrees. - Sink the Bismarck!

Range 4,000, bearing 300 degrees.

They've seen us! - Sink the Bismarck!

They've seen us!

All torpedoes gone, Sir. - Sink the Bismarck!

All torpedoes gone, Sir.

- Torpedo hit amidship, Sir.
- Good man! - Sink the Bismarck!

- Torpedo hit amidship, Sir. - Good man!

Captain Shepard, Sir. - Sink the Bismarck!

Captain Shepard, Sir.

Oh, Sir, A.C.N.S. has been calling
you, Sir. Says it's very urgent. - Sink the Bismarck!

Oh, Sir, A.C.N.S. has been calling you, Sir. Says it's ...

- Assistant chief of staff, please.
- Yes, Sir. - Sink the Bismarck!

- Assistant chief of staff, please. - Yes, Sir.

What did he say, Sir? - Sink the Bismarck!

What did he say, Sir?

Signal for Captain Shepard. - Sink the Bismarck!

Signal for Captain Shepard.

Right gun load. - Sink the Bismarck!

Right gun load.

How much fuel have we got left? - Sink the Bismarck!

How much fuel have we got left?

They outnumber us 2 to 1 and
we can't do more than 10 knots. - Sink the Bismarck!

They outnumber us 2 to 1 and we can't do more than 10 k...

Open fire, Captain. - Sink the Bismarck!

Open fire, Captain.

- Open fire!
- Shoot! - Sink the Bismarck!

- Open fire! - Shoot!

Signal from King George V, Sir. - Sink the Bismarck!

Signal from King George V, Sir.

Hoffman, we have to flood the forward
magazines. Get the men out. - Sink the Bismarck!

Hoffman, we have to flood the forward magazines. Get the men...

Our fuel state is critical, Sir. - Sink the Bismarck!

Our fuel state is critical, Sir.

All the guns out of action except "A" turret, Sir. - Sink the Bismarck!

All the guns out of action except "A" turret, Sir.

"Tomorrow, the world." - Sink the Bismarck!

"Tomorrow, the world."

Sir, all the officers on the bridge are dead. - Sink the Bismarck!

Sir, all the officers on the bridge are dead.

We've got her! She's finished! - Sink the Bismarck!

We've got her! She's finished!

She's going. - Sink the Bismarck!

- Jenkins?
- Sir? - Sink the Bismarck!

- Jenkins? - Sir?

Well, gentlemen... let's go home. - Sink the Bismarck!

Well, gentlemen... let's go home.

Uh take a message - Sink the Bismarck!

Uh take a message

It's nine o'clock in the morning - Sink the Bismarck!

It's nine o'clock in the morning

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The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.

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Director: Lewis Gilbert

Writer: Edmund H. North, C.S. Forester

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: action, drama, history

Year: 1960

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 11 Feb 1960

Awards: 2 nominations

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