Sink the Bismarck!

Name: Sink the Bismarck!
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Released: 1960
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith, Geoffrey Keen

1960 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 8,645 VOTES · DIR. Lewis Gilbert

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,741 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:13 Sieg heil!

00:05:55 That's what I've always wanted.

00:09:16 for a new man on the job.

00:13:53 Aye aye, sir.

00:17:29 Right. I will.

00:20:51 Group North has suggested the Iceland-Faeroes Passage.

00:24:49 When you return to the fleet...

00:28:12 No, sir. Nothing at all.

00:31:35 Ship bearing green 4-5!

00:34:51 You'll be going to action stations...

00:39:15 Captain, open fire on the leading ship.

00:45:03 there were three survivors.

00:47:58 First sea lord here.

00:51:11 9:00 tomorrow morning, sir, at best possible speed.

00:56:11 we shall stop zigzagging...

00:59:26 Why is this man on duty if he's sick?

01:03:06 but that's not until 9:00.

01:07:16 People want to be needed.

01:10:32 And a line of U-boats.

01:15:23 Skipper! Ship bearing green 4-5.

01:20:22 That is good.

01:24:06 They picked up three flyers in a rubber boat.

01:30:25 There's too much danger of blowing up. Flood them!

01:36:53 he don't even know what time of day it is.

Cast & Characters

Kenneth More Captain Jonathan Shepard Dana Wynter Second Officer Anne Davis Carl Möhner Kapitän Ernst Lindemann Laurence Naismith First Sea Lord - Sir Dudley Pound - Admiral of the Fleet Geoffrey Keen Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Karel Stepanek Admiral Günther Lutjens Michael Hordern Admiral Jack Tovey - Commander in Chief - HMS King George V Maurice Denham Commander Richards Michael Goodliffe Captain Banister Esmond Knight Captain John Leach - HMS Prince of Wales

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,741

Dialogue density17.9 lines / min

First line00:01:13

Final line01:36:53

Production Record

DirectorLewis Gilbert

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes8,645