Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

Personal! Powerful! Human! Heroic!

1960-02-11 97 min ★ 6.8

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

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Cast

Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Jack Gwillim
Jack Gwillim
Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'
Victor Maddern
Victor Maddern
Able Seaman Outside Admiralty (uncredited)
Walter Gotell
Walter Gotell
Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited)
Mark Burns
Mark Burns
Naval Rating on Phone (uncredited)
Kenneth More
Kenneth More
Captain Jonathan Shepard
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)
Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham
Commander Richards
John Barron
John Barron
Officer P.R.O (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
Airman on Phone (uncredited)
Sam Kydd
Sam Kydd
Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Edward Judd
Edward Judd
Navigating Officer - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee
Firing Officer (uncredited)
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
Captain Banister
Jack Watling
Jack Watling
RNVR Signals Officer
John Bailey
John Bailey
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Peter Forbes-Robertson
Peter Forbes-Robertson
Signalman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer
Commander - War Room (uncredited)
Sean Lynch
Sean Lynch
Mail Clerk - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark
Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
Peter Burton
Peter Burton
Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla
Sean Barrett
Sean Barrett
Able Seaman Brown
Johnny Briggs
Johnny Briggs
Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Norman Shelley
Norman Shelley
Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Somers - Officer 'King George V' (uncredited)
Julian Somers
Julian Somers
Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Ronald Hines
Ronald Hines
Officer on Bridge of 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Karl Stepanek
Karl Stepanek
Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
Sydney Tafler
Sydney Tafler
Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'
David Hemmings
David Hemmings
Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Michael Ripper
Michael Ripper
Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
John Stuart
John Stuart
Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
Russell Napier
Russell Napier
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Michael Sarne
Michael Sarne
Hoffman - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
John G. Heller
John G. Heller
Lt. Becker on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
Glyn Houston
Glyn Houston
Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
Himself - Edward R. Murrow
Ian Hendry
Ian Hendry
Meteorological Officer on 'King George V' (uncredited)
Carl Möhner
Carl Möhner
Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'
Esmond Knight
Esmond Knight
Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
Walter Hudd
Walter Hudd
Admiral Holland - 'Hood'
Patrick Jordan
Patrick Jordan
SOE Agent in Norway (uncredited)
John Stride
John Stride
Tom Shepard, Captain Shepard's son, TAG - Ark Royal's Swordfish Squadron (uncredited)
Roy Castle
Roy Castle
Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier
First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited)
Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter
WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis
John Horsley
John Horsley
Captain - 'Sheffield'
Cameron Hall
Cameron Hall
Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Graham Stark
Graham Stark
Petty Officer Williams (uncredited)
Olaf Pooley
Olaf Pooley
Officer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited)
Edwin Richfield
Edwin Richfield
Bridge Officer (uncredited)
George Pravda
George Pravda
Damage Control Officer - Bismarck (uncredited)
Donald Churchill
Donald Churchill
Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Mark Dignam
Mark Dignam
Captain Maund - 'Ark Royal'
Peter Dyneley
Peter Dyneley
Commander Jenkins (uncredited)
Michael Balfour
Michael Balfour
Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
Charles Houston
Charles Houston
Airman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Robert Desmond
Robert Desmond
Dexter (uncredited)