Sink the Bismarck!

Synopsis

The 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 MoreCaptain Jonathan Shepard

Dana WynterWRNS Second Officer Anne Davis

Carl MöhnerCaptain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'

Laurence NaismithFirst Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound

Geoffrey KeenAssistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)

Karl StepanekAdmiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'

Michael HordernAdmiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'

Maurice DenhamCommander Richards

Michael GoodliffeCaptain Banister

Esmond KnightCaptain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'

Jack WatlingRNVR Signals Officer

Jack GwillimCaptain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'

Mark DignamCaptain Maund - 'Ark Royal'

Ernest ClarkCaptain Ellis - 'Suffolk'

John HorsleyCaptain - 'Sheffield'

Peter BurtonCaptain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla

John StuartCaptain Kerr - 'Hood'

Walter HuddAdmiral Holland - 'Hood'

Sydney TaflerHenry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'

Sean BarrettAble Seaman Brown

Crew

Assistant Director

Jack Causey

Director

Lewis Gilbert

Director of Photography

Christopher Challis

Editor

Peter R. Hunt

Original Music Composer

Clifton Parker

Screenplay

Edmund H. North