Sink the Bismarck!
Directed by	Lewis Gilbert
Produced by	John Brabourne
Written by	Edmund H. North
Starring	Kenneth More Carl Möhner Dana Wynter
Music by	Clifton Parker
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Editing by	Peter R. Hunt
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	February 11, 1960
Running time	97 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 black-and-white war film based on the book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck by C. S. Forester, and recounts the true story of the Royal Navy's attempts to find and sink the famous German battleship during World War II. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It was the inspiration for Johnny Horton's song, Sink the Bismarck. The film, however, is inaccurate in its portrayal of the actual historical events. Image File history File links Stb1960. ... Lewis Gilbert (born March 6, 1920) is a British film director born in London, England. ... The Right Honourable John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, CBE (9 November 1924–23 September 2005) was a British peer and a television producer. ... Kenneth Gilbert More CBE, (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was a successful British cinema, television and theatre actor. ... Dana Wynter (born June 8, 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a popular actress in the 1950s. ... Clifton Parker (1905 - 1989) was a 20th Century English composer, particularly noted for his film scores. ... Christopher Challis (born 18th March, 1919) is a distinguihsed British cinematographer who has worked on more than 70 feature films since starting in the industry in the 1940s. ... Peter R. Hunt (March 11, 1925 - August 14, 2002) was a director, a film editor, and has held various other roles on movie sets. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the major American film studios. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... Black-and-white or black and white) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... The cover of the 1974 paperback edition of one of Foresters non-fiction titles: Hunting The Bismarck Cecil Scott Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (August 27, 1899 – April 2, 1966), an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of adventure with military themes. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Kenneth Gilbert More CBE, (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was a successful British cinema, television and theatre actor. ... Dana Wynter (born June 8, 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a popular actress in the 1950s. ... Lewis Gilbert (born March 6, 1920) is a British film director born in London, England. ... Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music singer. ... Sink the Bismark is a song, written by country music singer Johnny Horton and Tillman Franks, based on the pursuit and eventual sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May of 1941. ...

Plot

In 1941, the German battleship Bismarck leaves its base in Norway bound for the trans-Atlantic convoy routes. The British know that it must be hunted down and destroyed, and send a large naval force after her. The film depicts that hunt, including the sinking of HMS Hood, which culminates in the final destruction of the Bismarck by several British ships. For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... The German battleship Bismarck is one of the most famous warships of the Second World War. ... This article refers to the 1918 battlecruiser. ...

Much of the action of the film takes place not at sea, but in the Royal Navy operations centre deep below Whitehall, centring on the newly-appointed Director of Operations, Captain Shepard and his staff, particularly a WREN officer, Second Officer Anne Davies. Embittered because his last ship was sunk, he is initially aggressive towards them, but Shepard comes to increasingly rely on Davies's coolness and skill to plot the operation against the Bismarck. By the end of the film, he and Davies are on friendly terms (within professional limits) and he asks her to be his personal assistant. He then invites her to dinner (which turns out to be breakfast, as they've both lost track of time). Whitehall, London, looking south towards the Houses of Parliament. ...

Cast

Kenneth More as Captain Jonathan Shepard
Carl Möhner as Captain Lindemann
Dana Wynter as 2nd Officer Anne Davis
Laurence Naismith as First Sea Lord (Sir Dudley Pound)
Karel Stepanek as Admiral Gunther Lutjens
Maurice Denham as Commander Richards
Mark Dignam as Captain, 'Ark Royal'
Michael Goodliffe as Captain Banister
Esmond Knight as Captain, 'Prince of Wales'
Edward R. Murrow as Himself Kenneth Gilbert More CBE, (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was a successful British cinema, television and theatre actor. ... Ernst Lindemann was the captain of the German battleship the Bismarck. ... Dana Wynter (born June 8, 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a popular actress in the 1950s. ... Laurence Naismith (b. ... The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the British Royal Navy. ... Dudley Pound (August 29, 1877 - October 21, 1943) was a British naval officer who served as First Sea Lord, professional head of the Royal Navy from June 1939 to September 1943. ... Admiral Günther Lütjens (25 May 1889 - 27 May 1941) was a German Naval commander during World War II. Günther Lütjens was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, and entered the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) school in 1907. ... Maurice Denham (born as William Maurice Denham on December 23, 1909 at Beckenham, Kent; died July 24, 2002) was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career. ... Mark Dignam (20 March 1909 - 29 September 1989) was a prolific English actor. ... HMS Ark Royal (R07) in Greenwich dock, London This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Michael Goodliffe (1914-1976), British actor. ... Esmond Knight was an accomplished British character actor (4 May 1906 - 22 February 1987), with a career spanning over half a century. ... Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after the Prince of Wales. ... April 8, 1956: CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow talking to reporters during a stop in Wiesbaden, Germany. ...

Trivia

Esmond Knight, who plays the captain of HMS Prince of Wales, actually served as a gunnery officer on board her, and was badly injured during the battle with the Bismarck. Esmond Knight was an accomplished British character actor (4 May 1906 - 22 February 1987), with a career spanning over half a century. ... HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England. ...

External Titanic

• Sink the Bismarck! at the Internet Movie Database
• Sink the Bismarck! at KBismarck.com