Sink the Bismarck! war movie

Sink the Bismarck! (1960, United Kingdom)

Categories: naval battle movies navy movies

Sink the Bismarck!

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Czas: 97 minut

Laguages: English / German

war movies infoAdam 'Frey' Barczynski
2024-04-07 / 2026-01-01

The Royal Navy faces the greatest challenge so far - the new German battleship Bismarck is about to leave the Baltic Sea and serve as a raider on the Atlantic. Captain Shepard has to find a way to sink the colossus before it will attack the Allied convoys.

In 1939 Nazi Germany have launched a most advanced and most powerful battleship of its times - the mighty Bismarck. Together with other ships, Bismarck is planned to attack the convoys that provide the so needed supplies for Great Britain. British forces, stretched as they were in 1941, had to find a way to deal with yet another threat - according to intelligence Bismarck, together with cruiser Prinz Eugen, is about to break out of the Baltic and start the active service on the Atlantic. Captain Jonathan Shepard, new chief of operations in the Royal Navy, takes over his assignment just in time to have to deal with the German colossus and stop it from reaching the Atlantic. Unfortunately he has very limited resources available and since reaching North Sea German battleship avoided being detected. Admiral Lutjens on board of Bismarck realizes that the British will do anything to stop him, so the battle of wits begins. Shepard manages to move a few of the best British battleships close to the mainland, but still he has to find Bismarck first.

Film based on the real events involving the German battleship Bismarck and the efforts of the Royal Navy to intercept it before the warship will be able to attack the Allied convoys. With only a few historical inaccuracies (partly caused by the fact that the film was made before some secret documents surrounding Enigma were declassified) this is one of the best naval war movies in history. In Bismarck! 1960 war movie' title='Sink the Bismarck! 1960 war movie'>Sink the Bismarck! we have realism, good acting, surprisingly good special effects, thrilling plot based on historical story that will keep the viewers on the edge of the seat even if they know how the chase has ended.

Our rating

8.8

Film value

10 / 10

Realism factor

4 / 5

Adventure factor

4 / 5

Historical accuracy

4 / 5

2024-04-07