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Sink the Bismarck!

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Sink the Bismarck!

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Summary

Second World War naval drama starring Kenneth More. In 1941, Captain Jonathan Shepard, director of operations at the British Admiralty, begins planning the destruction of Germany's seemingly invincible battleship, the Bismarck. When the vessel moves into the north Atlantic war zone, the success of Shepard's mission becomes imperative.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

David Parkinson

The postwar British film industry relied heavily on "now the story can be told" accounts of engagements that helped turn the Second World War in favour of the Allies. Too many were smug action adventures that devalued the true heroism of the exploits they depicted, but this fine film fully captures the tensions, dangers and complexities of battle by concentrating on the unsung back-room planners as much as on the combatants themselves. There are necessary caricatures on both sides, but at the same time there is a respect for the enemy that is missing in many previous flag-wavers. An unusually restrained Kenneth More is first-rate as director of operations at the Admiralty.

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7.2/10

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Cast

rolenameCaptain Jonathan ShepardKenneth MoreAnne DavisDana WynterCaptain LindemannCarl MohnerFirst Sea LordLaurence NaismithACNSGeoffrey KeenAdmiral LutjensKarel StepanekCommander on <em>King George V</em>Michael HordernCommander RichardsMaurice DenhamCaptain BanisterMichael GoodliffeCaptain on <em>King George V</em>Esmond Knight

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rolenameDirectorLewis Gilbert

Details

Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd

Released on

1960-04-04

Languages

English | German

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Black and white

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