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!

00:05:52 Too much responsibility, strain.

00:09:07 Oh, and, Shepard.

00:13:39 Then we'll proceed on the assumption...

00:17:03 Good.

00:20:14 Two days of heavy overcast.

00:24:11 this is the fleet commander.

00:27:07 He's late, isn't he?

00:30:29 Any air reconnaissance over this area?

00:33:58 Very good.

00:37:19 Hood and Prince of Wales...

00:42:49 Course 2-4-0.

00:46:48 after we make repairs.

00:49:47 Smith.

00:53:11 Cease fire, sir.

00:57:53 In this sector, search aircraft from Victorious.

01:01:28 Come in, Miss Davis.

01:04:21 Well, you see...

01:08:32 We can sink anything they send out.

01:11:58 1 1/2 hours?

01:17:55 She'd be headed straight for K.G. V and Rodney.

01:21:20 "Your gallantry is an inspiration to our people.

01:25:15 Farnum got the message half an hour ago.

01:31:25 promised to send help.

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 line01:31:25

Production Record

DirectorLewis Gilbert

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes8,645