Sink the Bismarck! 1960 review film review

Sink the Bismarck! (1960, United Kingdom)

During the World War 2 German navy had two great battleships called Bismarck and Tirpitz that were most advanced warships of their times. Since Kriegsmarine had very limited number of ships, comparing to Royal Navy, the main purpose for those battleships were the raids on the merchant ships and thus cutting off the United Kingdom from supplies. Bismarck was first to enter service, armed with eight 380mm guns and displacement of 50,000 tonnes it was a power that the British had to take seriously. The battleship left Gdynia on the night of 19 May 1941 and joined by heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen begun the first war patrol. British headquarters received information that both German warships were spotted leaving the Skagerrak straits, and obviously they are heading towards the North Atlantic, where they can freely operate and attack Allied convoys. Captain Jonathan Shepard takes over command of the Royal Navy operations just in time to face one of the deadliest opponents - the mighty Bismarck. Shepard sends all the best British warships that are available, including HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Hood, but just a few minutes after engaging the enemy, HMS Hood is blown up by a single salvo from Bismarck.

Good war film, one of the best naval battle films, although small parts of the plot are not based on the facts - the film was made before all the secrets surrounding breaking the code of Enigma were made public, also the involvement of the destroyers in the hunt for Bismarck are not exactly accurate. But beside that it is a great movie made with great realism, especially taking under consideration that the creators had no CGI technology.

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Creators of Sink the Bismarck!

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	Lewis Gilbert	director
	Edmund H North	screenplay
	CS Forester	screenplay

Cast of Sink the Bismarck!

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	Kenneth More	as Captain Shepard
	Dana Wynter	as Anne Davis
	Carl Mohner	as Captain Lindemann
	Karel Stepanek	as Admiral Lutjens
	Laurence Naismith	as First Sea Lord
	Michael Hordern	as Commander in Chief
	Maurice Denham	as Commander Richards
	Michael Goodliffe	as Captain Banister
	Geoffrey Keen	as ACNS

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