| Release Date: | Feb 1960 |
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| Genres: | War / History / Drama / Action |
| Awards: | 2 nominations |
| Cast: | Kenneth More (Captain Shepard), Dana Wynter (Anne Davis), Carl Möhner (Captain Lindemann), Laurence Naismith (First Sea Lord), Geoffrey Keen (A.C.N.S.), Karel Stepanek (Admiral Lutjens), Michael Hordern (Commander-in-Chief - 'King George V'), Maurice Denham (Commander Richards), Michael Goodliffe (Captain Banister), Esmond Knight (Captain - 'Prince of Wales'), Jack Watling (Signals Officer), Jack Gwillim (Captain - 'King George V' (as Jack...), Mark Dignam (Captain - 'Ark Royal'), Ernest Clark (Captain - 'Suffolk'), John Horsley (Captain - 'Sheffield') |
Chronicles the breakout of the Bismark during the early days of World War Two. Seen both from the point of view of the many naval vessels on both sides and from the central headquarters of the British where the search for the super battleship was controlled.
