Sink the Bismarck! | 
 enlarge | Director: Lewis Gilbert (ii)
Actors: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith, Karel Stepanek
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 6729
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 97
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2007213D
UPC: 024543072133
EAN: 0024543072133
ASIN: B00008AOTR
Theatrical Release Date: February 11, 1960
Release Date: May 20, 2003
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Sink the Bismarck! recounts one of the most famous battles in the history of naval warfare. Shot in semidocumentary style, the black-and-white film covers all sides in the famous hunt for the powerful German warship that terrorized the sea for eight days. The story and combat are rendered as faithfully as possible to C.S. Forester's novel. There are a few historical errors and some other minor liberties taken for dramatic license, both of which the viewer will easily be able to overlook. The only major addition to historical fact is a fictional romance between leads Kenneth More and Dana Wynter, which never gets in the way of the action. Edward R. Murrow cameos, and one of the founding fathers of movie magic, Howard Lydecker, assists with the special effects. The film is a compelling wartime drama that deserves a viewing. --Mark Savary
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It's spring 1941, and Great Britain is the only country in Europe yet to be defeated by the Nazi army, but all of that could change soon. The Nazis have launched their juggernaut battleship, the Bismarck, to close off British supply lines and ultimately invade England. A counterstrike is ordered, and with an arsenal of ships at their command, Royal intelligence officers Jonathan Shepard (Kenneth More) and Anne Davis (Dana Wynter) fight desperately to distroy the Bismarck.
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 Outstanding WWII film September 1, 2008
Sink the Bismark is a darn good WWII action film. Although special effects are much better today, it holds up quite well! The characterizations are believable enough to compel us to root for the people. Ironically, the character that most holds the film together is the battleship, Bismark. The story of the short but violent life of the "most powerful" battleship gives the ship its own life. I highly recommend this film for anyone with an inclination to military history or adventure on the oceans!
John Bobek, author The Games of War: A Treasury of Rules for Battles with Toy Soldiers, Ships, and Planes.The Games of War: A Treasury of Rules for Battles with Toy Soldiers, Ships and Planes
WW Two at it's best December 3, 2007
Great movie! A must have for war movie buffs......suspense and action in a fast paced thrill ride
FIVE STARS
A Good Movie November 8, 2007
Truly a good movie. A wonderful "cat and mouse" true story. This movie, as others, shows the British fortitude. The "stiff upper lip". They went thru a lot and stood strong. The sinking was a necessity. War is never good, on any level, and this movie shows that even though they sank a battleship, many men were lost, on both sides.
 Bismark was skuttled October 1, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
According to Len Deighton's book "Blood Tears and Folly" the Bismark was skuttled by having it's seacocks opened. The battleship admirals would say that it was sunk by battleship gunfire. The Bismark was steaming in circles due to damage from aircraft launched torpedos. The lesson to be learned is that aircraft carriers seem to be the naval vessil that can inflict the most damage. Large battleships are vulnerable to attack from the air by aircraft and guided missiles. If there was a hero, it was the observer in the Catalina PBY that tracked the Bismark down and the pilot that hit the Bismark's rudder. The movie does not illustrate this.
A Memorable Classic of WWII Naval Warfare August 9, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I first saw this movie shortly after it came out, and when I was 9 years old.
The movie captures the drama of pursuing and destroying the Bismarck. A British agent in German-occupied Norway spots the PRINCE EUGEN and BISMARCK passing by. But he is shot in his hut by a pursuing German before completing his message back to England.
The HOOD is blown up by the BISMARCK. One of the Naval staff men, realizing that he has just lost his son, is brought to tears, but otherwise maintains the British stiff upper lip. A woman on staff comforts him.
Then comes the dramatic final duel of the BISMARCK and British ships. The German commander yells "Fire!", while the British commander yells "Shoot!"
My father used this movie to teach me a lesson. My 9 year-old self cheered at the scene of drowning German sailors at the end of the movie. My father, a survivor of Gross Rosen and Dachau, told me not to do that.
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