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

Trailer

Cast

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