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Sink the Bismarck!

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6.9(127)19601h 37m3

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • 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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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR11 Feb 1960
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU11 Feb 1960
  • BrazilBR

    • Physical12Fox Home mj.gov.br24 Dec 2003
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical31 May 1960
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical1 Apr 1960
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical11 May 1960
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1212 Apr 1960
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Physical12DVD, Blu ray9 Apr 2012
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical7 Mar 1960

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Sink the Bismarck! was released on 11 February 1960.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    8/9/2015

    8/10

    Zig-Zag Patterns and the Hunt for the Bismarck. Sink the Bismarck! Is directed by Lewis Gilbert and adapted to screenplay by Edmund North from the book written by C.S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith, Geoffrey Keen, Karel Stepanek, Michael Hordern and Maurice Denham. Music is by Clifton Parker and CinemaScope photography by Christopher Challis. World War II, the Nor…

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    lwpcolonel

    1/14/2018

    8/10

    **l like "Sink the Bismarck!" enough to have watched it every year or so since its release in theaters in 1960. First on T.V., then VHS and finally DVD about 17 years ago. This is another film, like the "Battle of the Bulge", where different (simplified/fictionalized) other than historically correct people, especially English Admiralty and Planners, were used for theatrical effects. I have always enjoyed watching the…

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