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Sink the Bismarck

Kenneth More (Actor), Dana Wynter (Actor), Lewis Gilbert (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: VHS Tape
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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Sink the Bismarck! recounts one of the most famous battles in the history of naval warfare. Shot in semidocumentary style, the black-and-white film covers all sides in the famous hunt for the powerful German warship that terrorized the sea for eight days. The story and combat are rendered as faithfully as possible to C.S. Forester's novel. There are a few historical errors and some other minor liberties taken for dramatic license, both of which the viewer will easily be able to overlook. The only major addition to historical fact is a fictional romance between leads Kenneth More and Dana Wynter, which never gets in the way of the action. Edward R. Murrow cameos, and one of the founding fathers of movie magic, Howard Lydecker, assists with the special effects. The film is a compelling wartime drama that deserves a viewing. --Mark Savary

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It's spring 1941, and Great Britain is the only country in Europe yet to be defeated by the Nazi army, but all of that could change soon. The Nazis have launched their juggernaut battleship, the Bismarck, to close off British supply lines and ultimately invade England. A counterstrike is ordered, and with an arsenal of ships at their command, Royal intelligence officers Jonathan Shepard (Kenneth More) and Anne Davis (Dana Wynter) fight desperately to distroy the Bismarck.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fiction not as gripping as reality! Jun 13 2000
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
Having studied this famous naval battle, I found the movie a bit disappointing. They have drawn the storyline away from the search for the Bismarck and on to a fictional character (More) in naval command headquarters in London, and his love interest (Wynter). The actual naval battles take up less than half of the movie, and when they are done they are not done in a very stimulating way. They are basically just bathtub models of battleships. The sinking of HMS HOOD is particularly disappointing. In reality, the sinking of the Hood (the greatest battleship in the Royal Navy) by a single shot from the mighty Bismarck is what enraged the British people to such an extent that Churchill dispatched the entire British fleet to hunt her down, and avenge the Hood. Very exciting in reality, but very underdone in the movie.

Although the naval battles could have been better done, the movie is still somewhat entertaining, and interesting from a historical perspective. So I would still (marginally) recommend it. (And if you buy it, here is a hot tip! Read the lips of the Captain of the Sheffield after he is accidentally mistaken for the Bismark and attacked by British torpedo planes. Very amusing! (And very avant-garde for a 1960 film!) I can only assume that the censors in 1960 were not proficient lip readers.)

If you are looking for a better naval battle movie I would recommend "That Hamilton Woman," with Jean Simmons and Lawrence Olivier (Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson). Lots of naval battles for us little boys and lots of sappy, star-crossed lovers' croonings for the little girls. Excellent family entertainment, with accurate historical content. How could you ask for more? :)

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4.0 out of 5 stars great show May 19 2013
By terry
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
it was entertaining to watch, and explain how they actually got the Bismarck, plus it also explained the German side as well,
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5.0 out of 5 stars War and the efforts we go to May 10 2013
By Clarence Huibers
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This movie is based the sinking of the warship the Bismark.and the efforts that the British navy went to to deal with the danger that they felt this vessel posed to the wellbeing of Great Britain during WW2
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed it
It was as I remembered it, and the acting was as it should be, believable and with a nice personal touch.
Published 3 months ago by Ian Kovnats
5.0 out of 5 stars Sink the Bismarck
This is an excellent movie covering the sinking quite well. It stands up now even in the light of information that has surfaced over the years as a result of interviews with... Read more
Published on Oct 15 2010 by Gary Russell
5.0 out of 5 stars another true war movie
sink the bismark the german warship ,although the cover is in color the film was in it's original state.....black and white I was a good british war movie
Published on July 3 2009 by Dwight Byron
5.0 out of 5 stars Sink the Bismark
I was very pleased with this DVD. I only detected a couple of
inconsistancys in the pictures but these did not spoil my enjoyment
of the story. Read more
Published on Mar 4 2009 by Alan J. Pratt
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic 1960 film tops most war films
1st of all Dana Wynter is a real "looker".
For all you losers who think the 1969 film The Battle of Britain is a good film, well, you are total easily manipulated... Read more
Published on Jun 18 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Movie About the Hunt for the Bismarck
This fine film, made in 1960, does a fine job of re-creating the events surrounding the search for and eventual destruction of the pride of the German navy: the Bismarck. Read more
Published on Jun 1 2004 by Jeffrey T. Munson
5.0 out of 5 stars The story and acting carry you
In this era of elaborate SFX, a 1960 B&W movie of the war at sea might be expected to come up poorly. But the superbly crafted story and steady acting carry you along. Read more
Published on Mar 4 2004 by S. M.Silver
4.0 out of 5 stars Tense RN B/W epic -classic
This was a very-good effort, pretty-convincing special effects, good script, looks right, feels right, sounds right, but does divert from authentic fact in some regards to sex it... Read more
Published on Jan 13 2004 by patrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Britain's brave battle vs. Bismarck
A excellent movie about Britain's brave battle against Hitler's pride: The Bismarck...the virtually unsinkable battleship of the Third Reich. Great visuals. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2004 by McHenry John
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent "British" Film
Considering the era when this picture was made, the special effects are actually quite good. The story line follows a
specific pattern at a medium pace that is easy to... Read more
Published on Sep 19 2003 by Doug Collins
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