War Drama
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.
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
David Hemmings
Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Bernard Lee
Firing Officer (uncredited)
Michael Hordern
Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
Kenneth More
Captain Jonathan Shepard
Dana Wynter
WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis
Harold Goodwin
Airman on Phone (uncredited)
Robert Brown
Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited)
Walter Gotell
Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Sean Barrett
Able Seaman Brown
Peter Dyneley
Commander Jenkins (uncredited)
Victor Maddern
Able Seaman Outside Admiralty (uncredited)
John Stride
Tom Shepard, Captain Shepard's son, TAG - Ark Royal's Swordfish Squadron (uncredited)
Sydney Tafler
Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'
Jack Watling
RNVR Signals Officer
Carl Möhner
Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'
Maurice Denham
Commander Richards
Peter Cellier
First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited)
George Pravda
Damage Control Officer - Bismarck (uncredited)
Edwin Richfield
Bridge Officer (uncredited)
Edward Judd
Navigating Officer - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Michael Ripper
Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
John Horsley
Captain - 'Sheffield'
John G. Heller
Lt. Becker on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Ernest Clark
Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
Ian Hendry
Meteorological Officer on 'King George V' (uncredited)
Peter Burton
Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla
Sam Kydd
Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Geoffrey Keen
Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)
Ronald Hines
Officer on Bridge of 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Edward R. Murrow
Himself - Edward R. Murrow
Jack Gwillim
Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'
Russell Napier
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Michael Sarne
Hoffman - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Graham Stark
Petty Officer Williams (uncredited)
Roy Castle
Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Johnny Briggs
Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Somers - Officer 'King George V' (uncredited)
John Stuart
Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
John Barron
Officer P.R.O (uncredited)
Glyn Houston
Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Mark Burns
Naval Rating on Phone (uncredited)
Karl Stepanek
Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
Hugh Latimer
Commander - War Room (uncredited)
Michael Goodliffe
Captain Banister
John Bailey
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Donald Churchill
Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Cameron Hall
Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Patrick Jordan
SOE Agent in Norway (uncredited)
Walter Hudd
Admiral Holland - 'Hood'
Sean Lynch
Mail Clerk - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Esmond Knight
Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
Olaf Pooley
Officer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited)
Julian Somers
Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Mark Dignam
Captain Maund - 'Ark Royal'
Thomas Waldron Price
Flag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord
Norman Shelley
Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited)
Peter Forbes-Robertson
Signalman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Michael Balfour
Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
Max Butterfield
Dark Room Technician (uncredited)
Victor Beaumont
Officer - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Richard Beale
Petty Officer on Phone (uncredited)
Charles Houston
Airman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Robert Desmond
Dexter (uncredited)
Michael Collins
Lookout - Second Destroyer (uncredited)

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