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The story of one of World War II's most furious sea battles is brought to the screen in this exciting, semi documentary style movie. In the spring of 1941, Nazi Germany's greatest battleship the Bismarck, scourge of Atlantic shipping, is pinned down at her anchorage in Norway. Making a break for freedom and the safety of air .. Read more

Starring	Kenneth More, Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Mohner
Director	Lewis Gilbert, Dick Powell
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- Tight little personal drama which would have been better on a standard screen, as its ships are plainly models and much of the footage stretched-out newsreel. Nevertheless, a good example of the stiff-upper-lip school.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 09 Jan 2008 at 00:56
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- - 10
  - 1
  Excellent factual war story
  
  Based on historical fact 'Sink the Bismark' shows very convincingly just what Britain was up against during the World War 2.
  
  Kenneth More ... read more »
  
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  - Neville Kelley
  - Abergele, North Wales
  - 10 Dec 2004 at 19:14
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- - 1
  - 0
  Restrained review of important victory
  
  A well made view if the background to sinking the Bismarck which was high on Churchills wish list.
  
  Kenneth More shows a little more restraint and ... read more »
  
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- 956701
- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 24 Jan 2011 at 14:00
- - 2
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  A Classic
  
  A deserved classic, one of the best of its era. It lets the very real drama of the situation drive the narrative, and the low-key reaction at the end of the ... read more »
  
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- - Seti
  - 2 reviews
  - Torbay
  - 25 Aug 2010 at 20:39
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  sink the bismarck
  
  this was a good film to watch yet again
  
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  - Meton Mowbray
  - 27 Jan 2010 at 01:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Bismarck
  
  A good navel thriller, enjoyed it
  
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  - Wallsend
  - 01 Sep 2009 at 19:21
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  Sink The Bismarck
  
  Great movie, one to watch, this film has it all 5 star rating *****
  
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- - ian3
  - 538 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 01 Sep 2008 at 11:40
- - 0
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  Good
  
  Another British Classic.
  
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- - bigmagicdog
  - 55 reviews
  - Barry
  - 03 Aug 2008 at 11:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Good stuff, factually correct, but a lttle dated
  
  As WW2 films go Sink the Bismarck is factually correct, but a little stodgy. That's not to say its boring, but the presentation's slightly dated and it ... read more »
  
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- - nigel280167
  - 1 review
  - Bristol
  - 30 Mar 2008 at 10:02
- - 1
  - 0
  A Good Film with no Cliches
  
  The Bismark enagement was one of the milestones of the early part of WW2, its outcome was Hugely important to British moral at a time when we were literally on ... read more »
  
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  - Surrey, England
  - 09 Dec 2006 at 16:56
- - 1
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  Great Film
  
  You either love or hate this sort of film. I thought it was a great rainy Sunday afternoon film with some reasonable acting and good effects for the time it ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Surrey UK
  - 22 Aug 2006 at 19:06
- - 10
  - 1
  Excellent factual war story
  
  Based on historical fact 'Sink the Bismark' shows very convincingly just what Britain was up against during the World War 2.
  
  Kenneth More ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 58510
- - Neville Kelley
  - Abergele, North Wales
  - 10 Dec 2004 at 19:14
View all members' reviews (10)

- - 10
  - 1
  Excellent factual war story
  
  Based on historical fact 'Sink the Bismark' shows very convincingly just what Britain was up against during the World War 2.
  
  Kenneth More ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 58510
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Neville Kelley
  - Abergele, North Wales
  - 10 Dec 2004 at 19:14
- - 2
  - 0
  A Classic
  
  A deserved classic, one of the best of its era. It lets the very real drama of the situation drive the narrative, and the low-key reaction at the end of the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 918026
- - Seti
  - 2 reviews
  - Torbay
  - 25 Aug 2010 at 20:39
- - 1
  - 0
  Great Film
  
  You either love or hate this sort of film. I thought it was a great rainy Sunday afternoon film with some reasonable acting and good effects for the time it ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 278175
- - a customer
  - Surrey UK
  - 22 Aug 2006 at 19:06
- - 1
  - 0
  A Good Film with no Cliches
  
  The Bismark enagement was one of the milestones of the early part of WW2, its outcome was Hugely important to British moral at a time when we were literally on ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 393283
- - a customer
  - Surrey, England
  - 09 Dec 2006 at 16:56
- - 1
  - 0
  Restrained review of important victory
  
  A well made view if the background to sinking the Bismarck which was high on Churchills wish list.
  
  Kenneth More shows a little more restraint and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 956701
- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 24 Jan 2011 at 14:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Good stuff, factually correct, but a lttle dated
  
  As WW2 films go Sink the Bismarck is factually correct, but a little stodgy. That's not to say its boring, but the presentation's slightly dated and it ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 546684
- - nigel280167
  - 1 review
  - Bristol
  - 30 Mar 2008 at 10:02
- - 0
  - 0
  Good
  
  Another British Classic.
  
  Report this review
- 607630
- - bigmagicdog
  - 55 reviews
  - Barry
  - 03 Aug 2008 at 11:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Sink The Bismarck
  
  Great movie, one to watch, this film has it all 5 star rating *****
  
  Report this review
- 622236
- - ian3
  - 538 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 01 Sep 2008 at 11:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Bismarck
  
  A good navel thriller, enjoyed it
  
  Report this review
- 805565
- - a customer
  - Wallsend
  - 01 Sep 2009 at 19:21
- - 0
  - 1
  sink the bismarck
  
  this was a good film to watch yet again
  
  Report this review
- 854048
- - a customer
  - Meton Mowbray
  - 27 Jan 2010 at 01:24

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- Sink The Bismarck!
  
  The story of one of World War II's most furious sea battles is brought to the screen in this exciting, semi documentary style movie. In the spring of 1941, Nazi Germany's greatest battleship the Bismarck, scourge of Atlantic shipping, is pinned down at her anchorage in Norway. Making a break for ...