Sink the Bismarck! 64 years old
Personal! Powerful! Human! Heroic!
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.
Credits
Sink the Bismarck! Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Maurice Denham He was 50, 92 years old when he died | as Commander Richards |
| Michael Goodliffe He was 45, 61 years old when he died | as Captain Banister |
| Victor Maddern He was 31, 65 years old when he died | as Able Seaman Outside Admiralty (uncredited) |
| Walter Hudd He was 62, 65 years old when he died | as Admiral Holland - 'Hood' |
| David Hemmings He was 18, 62 years old when he died | as Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) |
| Michael Hordern He was 48, 83 years old when he died | as Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George' |
| Walter Gotell He was 35, 73 years old when he died | as Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited) |
| John Horsley He was 39, 93 years old when he died | as Captain - 'Sheffield' |
| Dana Wynter She was 28, 79 years old when she died | as WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis |
| Kenneth More He was 45, 67 years old when he died | as Captain Jonathan Shepard |
| Peter Burton He was 38, 68 years old when he died | as Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla |
| Mark Dignam He was 50, 80 years old when he died | as Captain Maund - 'Ark Royal' |
| Ronald Hines He was 30, 87 years old when he died | as Officer on Bridge - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) |
| Laurence Naismith He was 51, 83 years old when he died | as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound |
| Michael Balfour He was 51, 86 years old when he died | as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited) |
| Olaf Pooley He was 45, 101 years old when he died | as Officer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited) |
| Michael Sarne He was 20, now 85 years old | as Hoffman - 'Bismarck' (uncredited) |
| John G. Heller | as Lt. Becker - 'Bismarck' (uncredited) |
| Bernard Lee He was 52, 73 years old when he died | as Firing Officer (uncredited) |
| Esmond Knight He was 53, 80 years old when he died | as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales' |
| John Stride He was 23, 81 years old when he died | as Tom Shepard, Captain Shepard's son, TAG - Ark Royal's Swordfish Squadron (uncredited) |
| Ronald Leigh-Hunt He was 39, 84 years old when he died | as Somers - Officer 'King George V' (uncredited) |
| Geoffrey Keen He was 43, 89 years old when he died | as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.) |
| Jack Gwillim He was 50, 91 years old when he died | as Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V' |
| Julian Somers He was 56, 72 years old when he died | as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) |
| Johnny Briggs He was 97, 39 years old when he died | as Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) |
| Ian Hendry He was 29, 53 years old when he died | as Meteorological Officer on 'King George V (uncredited) |
| Richard Beale He was 30, 26 years old when he died | as Petty Officer on Phone (uncredited) |
| John Barron He was 39, 83 years old when he died | as Officer P.R.O (uncredited) |
| Sam Kydd He was 44, 67 years old when he died | as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) |
| Sean Barrett He was 19, now 84 years old | as Able Seaman Brown |
| Karel Štěpánek He was 60, 81 years old when he died | as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck' |
| John Stuart He was 61, 81 years old when he died | as Captain Kerr - 'Hood' |
| Norman Shelley He was 56, 77 years old when he died | as Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited) |
| Sydney Tafler He was 43, 63 years old when he died | as Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales' |
| Peter Dyneley He was 38, 56 years old when he died | as Commander Jenkins (uncredited) |
| Mark Burns He was 23, 71 years old when he died | as Naval Rating on Phone (uncredited) |
| Victor Beaumont He was 47, 64 years old when he died | as Officer - 'Bismarck' (uncredited) |
| Peter Cellier He was 32, now 96 years old | as First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited) |
| Sean Lynch | as Mail Clerk - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) |
| Jack Watling He was 37, 78 years old when he died | as RNVR Signals Officer |
| Edwin Richfield He was 38, 68 years old when he died | as Bridge Officer (uncredited) |
| Michael Ripper He was 47, 87 years old when he died | as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited) |
| Carl Möhner He was 38, 83 years old when he died | as Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck' |
| Glyn Houston He was 33, 92 years old when he died | as Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) |
| Russell Napier He was 49, 63 years old when he died | as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited) |
| Roy Castle He was 27, 62 years old when he died | as Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) |
| George Pravda He was 41, 66 years old when he died | as Damage Control Officer - Bismarck (uncredited) |
| Graham Stark He was 38, 91 years old when he died | as Petty Officer Williams (uncredited) |
| Cameron Hall He was 3, 26 years old when he died | as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) |
| Edward Judd He was 27, 76 years old when he died | as Navigating Officer - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited) |
| Charles Houston | as Airman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) |
| Ernest Clark He was 47, 82 years old when he died | as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk' |
| Donald Churchill He was 29, 60 years old when he died | as Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) |
| Hugh Latimer He was 475, 521 years old when he died | as Commander - War Room (uncredited) |
| Robert Brown (British actor) He was 38, 82 years old when he died | as Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited) |
Sink the Bismarck! Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Edmund H. North as Story. He was 48 (79) years old when He died | Writing |
| Edmund H. North as Screenplay. He was 48 (79) years old when He died | Writing |
| Red Law as Sound mixer. | Sound |
| Christopher Challis as Director of Photography. He was 40 (93) years old when He died | Camera |
| Jack Causey as Assistant Director. He was 46 (63) years old when He died | Directing |
| Clifton Parker as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| Peter R. Hunt as Editor. He was 34 (77) years old when He died | Editing |
| Lewis Gilbert as Director. He was 39 (97) years old when He died | Directing |
| Arthur Lawson as Art Direction. He was 51 (61) years old when He died | Art |
| Nora Roberts as Casting. She was 9 (17) years old when She died | Production |
| Austin Dempster as Camera Operator. He was 38 (54) years old when He died | Camera |
Sink the Bismarck! (64 years)
Personal! Powerful! Human! Heroic!
- Release day: Thursday, February 11, 1960
- Runtime: 97 minutes