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Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

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The Bismarck was the fabled German battleship of World War II. This film traces the "life" of the Bismarck from its launching (courtesy of newsreel footage) through its many battles and narrow escapes, concluding with its far-from-inevitable sinking in the Spring of 1941. Since one couldn't expect a ship to carry a 97-minute movie, the story concentrates on the human element, specifically a British intelligence captain (Kenneth More), who has lost his family in the London blitz and thus has a

May 20, 2003

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Above average depiction of infamous WWII battleship Bismark.

October 16, 2008 Comment
Video-Reviewmaster.com

The most intriguing part about the Sink the Bismark DVD special features is an original Movietone News war-time documentary.

August 24, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

A faithful retelling of the real-life naval battle, a colourful portrait in black and white.

August 24, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment (1)
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Its a war film with Kenneth More so will be great. He was made to play war film parts and does this really well in this one.

August 30, 2008
DrLappos
Barry Lappin

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Great historical film! But as a movie, it was really more of a series of short vignettes putting together the chronology of the British Admiralty as it hunted down the Bismarck. There was very little in character development so it more like a well-acted documentary.

December 3, 2009
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Alexander Morgan

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