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Release Date:
February 11, 1960
Original Title:
Sink the Bismarck!
Alternate Titles:
Affondate la Bismarck
Coulez le Bismarck
Sink the Bismarck
Sänk Bismarck
Genres:
Drama | War
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 12 DE: 12 GB: U NL: 12 US: NR
Runtime: 97
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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Art Direction:
Arthur Lawson
Assistant Director:
Jack Causey
Book:
C. S. Forester
Camera Operator:
Austin Dempster
Casting:
Nora Roberts
Clapper Loader:
Mike Fox
Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Director of Photography:
Christopher Challis
Editor:
Peter R. Hunt
Makeup Artist:
W.T. Partleton
Original Music Composer:
Clifton Parker
Producer:
John Brabourne
Screenplay:
Edmund H. North
Sound:
Charles Van der Goor
Sound mixer:
Red Law
Dudley Messenger
Story:
Edmund H. North
Technical Advisor:
Peter Peake
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