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

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