Sink the Bismarck

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Sink the Bismarck ★★★ 1960

British navy sets out to locate and sink infamous German battleship during WWII. Good special effects with battle sequences in this drama based on real incidents. One of the better of the plethora of WWII movies, with stirring naval battles and stylish documentary-style direction. 97m/B VHS, DVD . GB Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Karel Stepanek, Carl Mohner, Laurence Naismith, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Hordern, Maurice Denham, Esmond Knight, Michael Goodliffe, Jack Watling, Jack (Gwyllam) Gwillim, Mark Dignam, Ernest Clark, John Horsley, Sydney Tafler, John Stuart, Walter Hudd, Sean Barrett, Peter Burton, Edward R. Murrow; D: Lewis Gilbert; W: Edmund H. North; C: Christopher Challis; M: Clifton Parker.