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Sink the Bismarck

Sink the Bismarck

1996TV Movie⏱️ 1h 40m
Documentary
8.4
IMDB Rating
83 votes

Detailed and fascinating documentary telling the history of the famous German battleship of World War II. The urgent British hunt and the German ship's efforts to escape are described through vintage film and recollections of both...

Director
Robert Kirk
Writers
N/A
Stars
John Hillerman, Willie Armstrong, Paul Beaver
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John Hillerman
John Hillerman
as Self - Narrator
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Willie Armstrong
as Self
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Paul Beaver
as Self
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George Bell
as Self
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Ted Briggs
as Self
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Thomas Kelly
as Self
Ludovic Kennedy
Ludovic Kennedy
as Self
Norman Polmar
Norman Polmar
as Self
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Les Sayer
as Self
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Karl-August Schuldt
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

🏷️ Keywords

world historyworld war twogerman navybismarckimperative in title

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

More propaganda than heroism
by Roman-Nies2007-08-12
7/10

"The meanwhile approved theory that the Bismarck sank because the Germans did the sinking themselves would only be one more mosaic piece to the phenomenon that the Germans astonishingly knew how to build war-ships. But the British? Apparently not sufficiently. I say astonishingly because the Germans did not start with it long before WW I, having no experience like the other sea nations. The British Navy had a long tradition of being the supreme Sea-Power for more than 3 centuries. This made them perhaps believe that there was no real threat from the "hun" land-rats. But the British ig..."

📖 Synopsis

Detailed and fascinating documentary telling the history of the famous German battleship of World War II. The urgent British hunt and the German ship's efforts to escape are described through vintage film and recollections of both...