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Sink the Bismarck!
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Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 British black-and-white war film directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay was written by Edmund H. North and C. S. Forester, based on a novel. Produced by John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, the movie features a cast including Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, and Laurence Naismith. Clifton Parker composed the score, while Christopher Challis served as director of photography and Peter R. Hunt as film editor.
The narrative is set in London and centers on World War II events in the North Atlantic. Characters portrayed include Dudley Pound, Winston Churchill, Edward R. Murrow, and Günther Lütjens. Filming took place at Pinewood Studios. The film was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, with 20th Century Fox also listed as a production company. It has a runtime of 97 minutes and was released in English and German.
Critical reception includes a review score of 7.3 out of 10 and 86 percent, alongside an IMDb rating of 7.2 and a TMDb vote average of 6.9. The film is categorized as an action, drama, and history genre work. It is described as being based on a true story. Distribution formats include video on demand.
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6.9The 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.
Cast
- Kenneth More as Captain Jonathan Shepard
- Dana Wynter as WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis
- Carl Möhner as Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'
- Laurence Naismith as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
- Geoffrey Keen as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)
- Karl Stepanek as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
Themes
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- based on true story
- north atlantic
- black and white
- naval combat
- naval warfare
- german navy
- royal nave
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Lewis Gilbert
- Screenwriter
- C. S. Forester
- Cast member
- Peter Burton
- Composer
- Clifton Parker
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Christopher Challis
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 614775
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1960-04-12
- film editor
- Peter R. Hunt
- title
- Sink the Bismarck!
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 86%
- characters
- Adolf Hitler
- capital cost
- 1330000
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