Sink the Bismarck! (1960) - a gripping wartime British naval drama

[@allandavis8201]

It doesn’t matter how many times I watch this film it never gets boring, superb cast and a story that needed to be told.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Welcome.

[@alexandrosfotiou3589]

Me too!

[@HansDelbruck53]

This story was told long before the movie was made.

[@Tom-ys5ik]

I remember seeing this movie at a theater with my parents. My Father was a WW2 Navy veteran who participated in the relief convoys to Great Britain, so this movie hit home, his greatest fear was being torpedoed by a German U boat He said if you survived the blast and were sunk you wouldn't live long in the Frigid Water of the North Atlantic. I love this Movie !

[@litona-fp6vw]

Such movies will never be made again - The corps (e.g. Blackrock) and DEI (etc) will ensure more unwatchable "woke garbage" like The Last Jedi are the movies kids will grow up with and fondly remember - What a waste of lives.

[@bertiewooster3326]

​@@litona-fp6vwYep true as night follows day

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

@@litona-fp6vw enough with "woke" its lost all its meaning, what does it even mean?

[@sherryceltic9856]

Blessings to you. Thank you for sharing this special memory with us.

[@russwentz3957]

@@litona-fp6vwYes, I quite agree and what a waste of their soles.

[@robertgoss4842]

A superb motion picture. British historical filmmaking at its very finest. Do not miss this one.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Glad you like it! Welcome.

[@paulthomas9271]

Don’t miss this one is absolutely right, watched this quite a few years back absolute classic 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@DieWitness]

They really got the mix of personal drama and action spot on being in b&w just makes the effects and models better

[@jbsmith966]

Hats off to the special effects crew that worked on this movie,,after all these years the special effects in this movie still hold up well.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Roger that. Thanks for watching.

[@danielponiatowski7368]

@@DonaldPBorchersOG we watched this every year in the 70s on ANZAC day. god knows why they played this as the war movie on that day, it has as much to do with ANZAC day as 300 spartans or zulu. great movie and always enjoyed it though "forty thousand horsemen" would probably have been more apt. SHOOT!

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

@@danielponiatowski7368 Thanks for sharing.

[@verdigrau]

Yup, filming in slow-motion and from low angles made the ships appear big and heavy.

[@DavidDillon101]

I couldn’t agree more. With more than sixty years in the cinematic rear-view window, “Bismarck” does indeed hold up well in the special effects category. Compare it alongside Otto Preminger’s mid-60s epic, In Harm’s Way, which depends rather significantly on its naval battle scenes. Compared with “Bismarck,” Preminger’s special effects don’t fare very well at all.

[@Steve-Cross]

Kenneth Moore, at his finest. A brilliant film. Thank you. 👍🏻

[@bessarion1771]

Really liked him in Battle of Britain.

[@Steve-Cross]

@@bessarion1771 Yes, so did I. Although I think I preferred Susanna York. for very different reasons, of course.🙂

[@bessarion1771]

@@Steve-Cross Of course Susanna York was a LOT more important for the movie. And better looking.

[@Steve-Cross]

@@bessarion1771 I was only a young boy at the time. But she had a big impact on me. 😂

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

Kenneth More was pretty good too.

[@ednammansfield8553]

I have watched this film many times and it is one of my favourite war films. One of the best Britain war films made.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

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[@PaulHarwood-pf7dz]

A very well made film. First saw it decades ago. Still holds up today. Beautiful in black & white. Thank you for making it available.

[@jamesaugust7498]

Great movie. No CGI, no sex, horrors of war evident without gore. Very well made.

[@AverageWagie2024]

It is Dana Wynter though so I nobody would have complained

[@jeffrenman4146]

I agree with you everything you said… The world today anything goes extreme is the norm and I fear will get worse. I can even watch most things or regular TV it's just Repulsive… Things were better in the past

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

What a popular comment!!! Now to get the BS munchers in Hollywood to take note... (they never will)

[@jeffrenman4146]

@@Вивсівідстій ya sickness

[@straighttalking2090]

Ha ha. I just watched one of the latest ‘Fast and Furious’ movies - filled with incredible cgi and an impossibly ridicules storyline and you are absolutely right. This was so much more satisfying.

[@TraderRobin]

Can you believe I have fallen in love with Dana Wynter all over again?? Too bad she died in 2011 at 79! She was truly wonderful! 🥰

[@bertiewooster3326]

Yep slim no tats a sweet lady a man's dream girl sigh

[@daviddigital6887]

I've always thought she was beautiful too. Bedroom eyes and a great body. Watch "D Day the 6th of June" movie with her and Robert Taylor. It's not a very well known movie but she looks great and acts great in it. I think it's available through Google movies and some other streaming services.

[@dtaylor939]

@@bertiewooster3326 tattoos ruin a woman's femininity

[@aaronnataren4861]

Lovely woman, a true definition of beauty. In the words of Pullo, "Goddess, let me die in your arms"😢🥹

join the club!

[@gordoncree2899]

This movie was one of those I watched with my dad on a Sunday afternoon.

[@topgeardel]

This movie is a personal memory of mine. As a kid I wanted to see Sink the Bismarck so bad. My parents obviously got the message. They later took me to the drive in theater but I had no clue what we were seeing. Then the opening credits came on and I went crazy...lol.

[@jonny-b4954]

Was it one of the ones you would tune your radio to get audio or park next to a speaker? I love the old war movies. They're corny at times but fantastic story telling. Tora Tora Tora is a personal favorite.

[@davegauvin7234]

​@jonny-b4954 Tora Tora Tora was my Best! I'm 68 and can't see that Movie Enough.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Back then it was always those 20 lb window speakers, always happy it didn’t shatter my window, I don’t remember ever using radio all the way through the 70s either, saw Alien and Halloween at the drive in! And tons more, one small theater and two drive ins in my small north Texas town, fun fun times

[@robinbrowne5419]

When I was a kid we had a toy boat which we used to take in the bath. Somehow my sister and I heard about sinking the Bismarck, so of course we named our boat Bismarck and tried to sink it by any means possible. Including bombs of soap, water cannons (water pistols), swamping it with shampoo bubbles and tidal waves, resulting in water all over the bathroom floor, and my mother confiscating the Bismarck. Now you know the real story of how the Bismarck was sunk. Lol.

[@Coltnz1]

I was 13 years old and up in London with my mum. We happened to be standing in the right place to watch the scene 4.18 to 4.24 being filmed. I remember it so well.

[@TrevorDodd-ev1sx]

I've watched this movie a dozen times and I still enjoy it.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Glad you like it. Welcome.

[@Pope6006]

I too grew up on film's & from Risen in the sun to Bismarck none of them ever get old !!!🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾👣🇬🇧☮️

[@3vimages471]

Only a dozen? This is my ;fall sleep; film ..... listened to it untold times but rarely the ending!

[@nickthomas6528]

No over acting,no mumbled incoherent dialogue,no unnecessary drama or gratuitous violence, just straightforward storytelling, I find myself losing interest in a lot of modern films, I think the concept of suspending disbelief is lost on most film producers today.😅

[@straighttalking2090]

I agree. Great point.

[@stephanrosos4957]

Well said!

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Roger that. Welcome.

[@rayrichards5375]

Fantastic movie. I remember my father taking me to see it around about 1966/67 and so began my lifetime fascination in this story. R. I. P to the crews of both the HMS Hood and the Bismarck

[@Coolbardie]

This is my favourite WW2 movie. As a kid, I used to watch it with my Dad. Considering this was made long before CGI, I think the special effects are pretty good. Here's a piece of trivia. Esmond Knight, who played the Captain of the Prince of Wales, actually served aboard the Prince of Wales in this battle. He was seriously wounded and became blind, though he later regained sight in his right eye. ❤

[@sambeacock4016]

Relatable

[@sambeacock4016]

The first part I mean

[@nickchoporis5901]

After Hood sank, in the movie did Adm. Leutjens whisper ' mein Gott ' , and it was cut out ?

[@d53101]

I saw Sink the Bismarck in 1963 when I was 10 years ago. It sparked an interest in me about the Second World War that remains to this day. And Sink the Bismarck was one of the first movies on DVD that I purchased.

[@UlsterAndy]

My best friend at school in the 60s grand dad was a young seaman on the Hood said that the day before the ship sailed to meet the Bismark had to leave the ship to go ashore with bad tooth ache. I bet that he was never so glad to have a tooth ache. I went to his flat a lot of times in Plymouth he always had photos of the Hood and crew up on his walls along with a model of the ship. I wish that I knew more about him and his times in the Hood but as a kid you don't appreciate the situation at the time and when I did it was too late as he had died.

[@DelvingEye]

Wow!

[@Pink.andahalf]

That man felt guilty to the day he died for surviving when nearly the entire ship he was on didn't. Any human being would.

[@tectorama]

Some years ago I was working in an empty house and I had take some of the floor up. Under the old lino were lots of pre war newspapers. The Daily Herald from memory. One of them had a photo of a sailor home on leave with his wife and child. He was a sailor on HMS Hood.

[@conservativemike3768]

This movie started me on the road to speaking English when I was a toddler. To this day I can effortlessly revert to a well-schooled British accent and naval officer demeanor.

[@Robert-g2b]

We had Italian spaghetti with extra beef for supper, with the fixings, American Root beer soda, and German chocolate cake with English heath bar ice cream, and watched this movie, and Normandy movie, I was 11 yrs old, watching it with my grandma at her house, she would tell the stories of life back then, so grandmas house was a visit daily, I miss her tremendously, she always fixed the best food, every weekend me and sis would eat dinner at grandmas, the love of her grand kids was everything to her and us,...🇺🇸🌎🙂

[@dtaylor939]

I only had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

[@3vimages471]

Lovely memories!

[@peterreston6478]

One of the very best British WW II movies. They sure don't make them like they used to.

[@tomt373]

They don't have the balls to try.

[@stephenjsmart4758]

What a great film and great actors ,my Aunty lorretas grandfather was on the Bismark when the Battle ship went down

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for the visit!

[@BG-ig7vf]

poor nazi :(

[@tombaxter6228]

The carrier used for the Swordfish launch sequences was HMS Centaur. One of the flight deck crew directing them is my Dad, who was serving aboard at the time. In his own words, "None of the film crew fancied getting near the aircraft once the props were turning, so it was down to us to be film stars for the day!"

[@SennaAugustus]

They didn't cover or edit out the massive R06 confirming that it's Centaur.

[@tombaxter6228]

​@@SennaAugustusThat, and the angled deck, is a bit of a giveaway...

[@mydogsmylifecircusdogtrainer]

these kind of spacial effects are much more credible and realistic than the AI generated effects of today. Great film

[@DOLRED]

Actor Esmond Knight plays the captain of the Prince of Whales here, but he was actually on board the ship during the battle and lost his eyesight from an exploding shell. He was sent back to Britain to recover. Meanwhile, 6 months later, in December 1941, the Prince of Whales was sunk near Singapore along with another British Battleship. They were unprotected when attacked by Japanese Bombers. Many were killed but Knight was not on board being in Britain!! He later recovered his eyesight to some extent and went on to become the actor we see here.

[@daviddigital6887]

In my opinion its one of the best British/German naval movies ever made ! Highly recommend for anyone who hasn't seen it.

[@dbyers3897]

Check out the 1956 film, "The Battle of the River Plate" starring Anthony Quayle & Peter Finch.

[@suzannakoizumi8605]

Better than I thought. A worthwhile movie.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Glad you think so. Welcome.

[@bobmiller7502]

Watching them load those guns was interesting,I never realised just how BIG those shells where, love the old films ok they where corny,but gripping stuff, back then the Brits knew how to make a good film,thanks for sharing,,xxxx

[@Debbiebabe69]

What a lot of people dont realise about battleship shells - unlike tank combat, where merely *piercing* the armour of an enemy vehicle is normally sufficient to knock it out, you could put a hundred shells straight through a battleship and it would still be afloat and shooting. To damage a battleship, shells not only have to go in, they also have to EXPLODE inside the hull. This contra-indicts the use of 'penetrating rod' type weapons, such as the modern day APFSDS tank shell, as a 'rod' weapon CANNOT carry any explosives, by design. Therefore the size of the penetrating head needs to be such that not only does it defeat the armour at the point of impact, it also needs to punch a hole big enough to get the body of the shell, carrying the explosives, through the hole. This means, for the same amount of armour penetration, a battleship shell needs to be MUCH bigger than a tank shell. The 120mm shell carried by an Abrams tank could probably penetrate the Bismarck, but its chances of *damaging* it are almost zero as those shells do not explode.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing. Welcome.

[@Michael-t3b5b]

The films of gun loading were done on HMS Vanguard the last British battleship ever built. The 15”/42 was an extremely good naval rifle with excellent accuracy. The crews are going through their normal drills as they load chanting out the steps and the completion of those steps. German naval guns used a sliding block breeches and used a large brass casing for the final propellant charge.

[@vm-snss4910]

I'm relying on a very old memory, but l recall reading that a 16 inch naval gun fired a projectile that weighed a ton to a distance of 26 miles. ??

[@luckyguy600]

I haven't seen this movie since it was in the theatre. Jolly good show indeed! Thank You for showing it.

[@KimBanman]

Mmy parents wouldn't allow me to watch this, it was a true story, therefore it was not for children,well I'm 67 years old now and I'm settling in to see it.😢

[@BenjaminHawks]

Thank you for making this film available.

[@torarildhenriksen371]

After the sinking of the Bismarck Prince of wales had only 7 months left. She was sunk by the japanese in december the same year.

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

The actor playing Capt of HMS Prince of Wales was ACTUALLY there. On the bridge at the time! Fun facts, a certain Jon Pertwee left HMS Hood days before she sailed on her fateful mission. Michael Hordern, who played Admiral Tovey, was a DEMS gunner on merchant convoys!

[@Doobydoobydoo1974]

He was Lieutenant Esmond Knight, RNVR (4 May 1906 - 23 February 1987). His bravery on the HMS Prince of Wales cost him the sight in one eye, but his service and sacrifice, like all the other wounded and those who never returned home, will always be remembered. Thank you.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing that. Welcome.

[@markhodge7]

As great a movie as this is, one of my favorites, I truly wish to watch The Cruel Sea, that being amongst what I feel is one of the best WWII movies and amongst the best naval movies of the period.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Learn to use "torrents".... all films available for viewing via that means whenever you fancy.

[@garethcharlton7508]

you can find on free streaming great film still great today

[@martinshephard6317]

I’d highly recommend you read the book too. It’s fiction but based on the wartime experiences of the author, Nicholas Monsarrat. He served in the Atlantic for four years, mainly on Corvettes and once on a frigate. His first hand experience is clearly shown in the writing style.

[@garethcharlton7508]

read it circa 1979 dad gave me his copy 🙂@@martinshephard6317

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for the visit!

[@marmaly]

The damsels in the war room are quite enchanting.

[@Infernal460]

I reckon that was the point in the casting.

[@tonyromano6220]

😂😂😂

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the visit!

[@paulluna6379]

You dog 🐕

[@AllenJones-w3p]

With all due respect to the late Dana Wynter, her character was written into the film just to give the picture a leading lady.

[@bevinboulder5039]

I haven't seen this film is years (Thanks for fixing that!) but I still remember the very last thing. Kenneth Moore's character and his aide come out of the bunker after the Bismarck has been sunk and are talking about getting dinner but it turns out that it's actually morning, not evening. As they walk away to get breakfast the two sentries at the door turn and give each other a look that says, "Who are these idiots that are running the navy?" Brilliant!

[@paulpeterson4216]

The work with models in this film was amazing. All of the ships were really well represented

[@dtaylor939]

I thought the men in the cast were quite handsome.

[@jeffspicolli593]

My Dad took me to this movie in 1960 when it came out. To this day I remember the scene where a sailer emerged from below missing a wrist and hand.

[@luckyguy600]

That was how I saw it the first time also. With my dad. Just now I watched it one more time. I am 73.

[@jeffspicolli593]

@@luckyguy600 Yup, I'm 74.

[@kevinlane7555]

Thanks for posting....My first time viewing this movie....a taut and believable drama with fine acting throughout

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Welcome.

[@mrb7094]

Brilliantly done. With superb economy and spareness, the first 10 minutes sets the scene, introduces the main characters, shapes the narrative, and then, we're off. I have to say, I find the cut between a ship scene just before it is hit and then just afterwards to be very effective. Leaving the impact itself to the imagination and seeing the sharp distinction between order and destruction works tremendously well. The acting is also excellent throughout.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Welcome.

[@Paul-tg4xg]

Given todays cinematography and special effects advances i still much prefer old classics like this it's so compelling to watch what makes it so special is the truth aspect behind it. It's telling a story that's actually happened and the actors of old were masters in making such a story believable.

[@normanlinden5786]

Interesting biographical note about ADM Lütjens from Wikipedia: "In the 1960 film, Sink the Bismarck!, Lütjens (played by Karel Štěpánek) is portrayed as a stereotypical Nazi, committed to Nazism and crazed in his undaunted belief that the Bismarck is unsinkable. In reality, Lütjens did not agree with Nazi policies; along with two other navy commanders, he had publicly protested against the brutality of anti-Semitic crimes during Kristallnacht. He was one of the few officers who refused to give the Nazi salute when Hitler visited Bismarck before her first and final mission, deliberately using instead the traditional naval salute.[108] He was pessimistic of the chances of success of Bismarck's mission and realized that it would be a daunting task.[109]"

[@JohnCampbell-rn8rz]

These kinds of comments about men like him and Rommel don't move me. If anything it makes them even more culpable than fanatic Nazis who loyally followed Hitler. The following has been said several different ways by different men but the gist of it is true no matter who said it. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

[@kenowens9021]

Esmond Knight, who played the captain on the Prince of Wales, was actually on the ship during the battle. He lost an eye after being severely wounded.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for clocking in with that. Welcome.

[@davidchung6266]

I saw this black and white movie 64 years ago. I have watched it at least six more times! The British actors and actresses led by Kenneth Moore and Dana Wynter were fantastic! The plots were realistic and detailed and the scripts depicted the brains and guts of the war planners on land and the officers and seamen of the Royal Navy in the North Atlantic during this awful world war!

[@JoeKasino1947]

The first time I watched this movie was in the then British HongKong during the 60's at an Italian operated Roman Catholic school for boys during a weekend activities . The school principal was a German priest and his assistant was an Italian priest . I watched this movie numerous times here in my home town in Wisconsin , USA . I will be 77 in a few weeks . 😎🇮🇹🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@3vimages471]

Happy Birthday.

[@chrisholland7367]

When the news reached Prime Minister Winston Churchill, he ordered the sinking of the Bismarck by all available Royal Navy ships .

[@jim.franklin]

Epic film of an epic battle. It is sad so many young men had to die due to the folly and ego of Hitler - regardless of the Uniform they wore. This is a film that shows the emotional void left by the sinking of a ship in battle, I am pleased they showed the subjued reaction by the Royal Navy - clearly overjoyed at succeeding, but recognising the high human cost to the sinking. I know recent research on the wreck of Bismark indicates that the crew took action to skuttle her rather than be "sunk", but the reality is that is was still sunk by the Royal Navy. This is a film that does need a remake, this was a great film, but a modern one made with modern computer graphics would be a real boost, bearing in mind that in 1960 there was still a lot of details of the actions of the RN that were still classified - like the fact that KGV, PoW and several other vessels in the action against Bismark had radar guided guns, which gave them a very real advantage in the fight, Bismark had radar, but it was anti-aircraft and useless against surface targets. As far as I am concerned, all those involved in this battle were heroes, no matter the uniform they wore at the time.

[@SuperBartles]

A remake would mean modern actors (& directors, writers etc) .... so I'm not keen on the idea.

[@jim.franklin]

⁠@@SuperBartleswell, it would be improper to dig up the deceased ones. Seriously, the talent exists in the British and German actor pools. It would just need to be cast very carefully.

[@d53101]

At one point years ago I thought James Cameron was interested along with Steven Spielberg. But nothing came of it.

[@kkiwi54]

A remake wouldn't work, they'd have to include black actors, dwarfs, gay sex, lgbt etc 😅

[@jim.franklin]

@@kkiwi54 As a comedy that would work 🥴🥴😂😂😂😂

[@bobuk161]

Would watch this movie just to see Dana Wynter in uniform. She's absolutely beautiful and classy.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

No plastic surgery, no tattooed "tramp stamps", no lips like a baboon's arse, just natural looks, grace and poise. She had it.... those with all the false features don't.

[@schattensand]

Her hair was done timeless classy. Would be regarded so at 1900, 1941, 1960 and at 2024. Uniform helps and yes she was a beauty.

[@bobuk161]

@@schattensand yes...everything is perfect, including her hair 🙂

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Glad you enjoy! Welcome.

[@Robertsonian]

I knew I'd like this film just because I've been on a WW2 kick lately. Still, much better than I thought.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

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[@edwardmeade]

This movie is based on the semi-fictional book by C.S. Forester. He made up some fictional characters to narrate the true story. Other movies based on C.S. Forester books include 'The African Queen', 'Captain Hornblower', 'The Pride and the Passion" and the recent Tom Hanks movie 'Greyhound.'

[@stevetheduck1425]

The major fictional parts are the character of Commander Shepherd, and how the Bismarck was found again after the Royal Navy lost her.

[@michelebarbieri4932]

Forester has spread in his patriotic books a cheap-sale propaganda, often false and non rarely even ridicolous. His nationalist prejudices are common and offensive. The happy-ends of his stories are unprobable. All stuff good for school boys. This notwithstanding, I will look at this film once more.

[@josephtreacy667]

Lutjens was not a nazi Gave Hitler the traditional naval salute and not the nazi one. Also the Norweigan resistance transmitted the message without one of their members being shot transmitting it. If you can find a copy I read Pursuit by Ludovic Kennedy.

[@Fightladsnet]

@@josephtreacy667 Yes, I recommend anyone who can get hold of a copy to read Sir Ludovic Kennedy's book "Pursuit". It's a great telling of the FACTS of the Bismark saga. With input from serving officers of both navies who were involved in the action. Including Kapitan Leutnant Von Mullenheim - Rechberg who was the senior surviving officer from The Bismark. Ludovic Kennedy himself was aboard HMS Mashona and actually took a few photos of the sinking Bismark, and survivors, at the end of the action. Pursuit is a very good read. There was also a BBC documentary screened in the early 70's, presented by Ludovic Kennedy who was based on his book. That's a great watch if you can find it. I think that was also called "Pursuit".

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing all of this.

[@AllenJones-w3p]

A tour-de-force performance by real-life Royal Navy veteran Kenneth More dominates this classic.

[@chrislong3938]

I'm still waiting for Ben Affleck to star in a remake of this where he's one of the three survivors of the USS Hood who then becomes a Swordfish pilot and sends the torpedo that hits the rudder of the Bismark!

[@michelmendoza1769]

I don’t think Ben would be a good fit for Ted Briggs one of the survivors. Ted wasn’t hunky or macho. He was a brave man and gentle soul. Who still wept for his lost shipmates after a half century l.

[@chrislong3938]

@@michelmendoza1769 That's true. Hollywood would find a way though. I see you've been having problems commenting on YT like I have lately!

[@davidwalsh6608]

Then crash lands next to the stricken ship jumps aboard whilst its sinking and grabs an Enigma machine and a code book swims off and brings it back to a grateful American people. (Sorry that was another US movie about US sailors doing something actually done by a Brit).

[@chrislong3938]

@@davidwalsh6608 That's a great addition! The plane needs to be changed to a Catalina with a Norden bombsite, of course, Perhaps call it a Lockeed Swordfish! ;-) Jeez! I think we might be onto a blockbuster!!!

[@chrislong3938]

​@@davidwalsh6608 Yeah, I know the movie... worse than The Rat Patrol!!! Have we no shame?!? Hell no!!! - 'Merica! Fuck Yeah! ;-) I don't know if you've seen Team America - World Police, it could almost be a documentary!

[@Catch22699]

Decades since I watched this classic! Excellent cast and direction creating a suspenseful atmosphere. The battle scenes are still impressive.

[@RBAILEY57]

This is a brilliant, underrated film. It was Kenneth More's best.

[@jdewitt77]

One of the best WWII movies ever and a superb retelling of the story of the Bismarck.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Glad you like it. Welcome.

[@davidweston9115]

My dad saw this in 1960 and always told me it was good. I finally get to see it. The Guns of Navarone is also good.

[@namvet1968]

"The Bridge on the River Kwai" Superb film about WW2.

[@luckyguy600]

I saw both of those movies with my dad. Takes me a long way back it does.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Fond memories. Welcome.

[@davidmyers5545]

More was really good in this. Dana Wynter slowly peels away his layers and maybe at the end a little hint of a romance between the two. It's a shame his career fizzled out, he would have a made a great M

[@K3NT97]

This along with The Battle of River Plate are my top naval war films, love watching them with my grandad. Then it always leads to the Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far and Tora Tora Tora, Love them all

[@chrisholland7367]

The Cruel Sea In Which We Serve. They are also epic Royal Navy films.

[@cya2163]

I saw this a very long time ago...and again just now. Still had me sitting on the edge of my seat and I enjoyed it every bit as much as the first time. Thank you so very much for posting!

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Glad you enjoyed it. Welcome.

[@williamneitzel2249]

Kenneth More and Lawrence Naismith teamed up about 4 years earlier on A NIGHT TO REMEMBER; with Naismith portraying the Captain and More the 2nd Officer of the TITANIC. Jack Gwillam (Commanding Captain of King George V), portrayed the Captain of the ACHILLES in THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE; the pursuit of the GRAF SPEE.

[@JamesRichards-mj9kw]

Lightoller murdered unarmed POWs.

[@TK42100]

The officer who reads the fateful telegram about Hood blowing up is Jack Watling, who played Fourth Officer Boxhall in ANTR. Also that Coastal Command officer Captain Shepherd speaks to? It’s Russell Napier, who played Californian’s skipper Stanley Lord.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

I saw A Night to Remember long ago. Have you seen Titanic? It's the first film about Titanic. Made by the Nazis during WW2. Well, A Night to Remember is a practically frame by frame remake of it. With less emphasis on the effects of capitalism on the fate of all concerned. Worth a look.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

@@nomadmarauder-dw9re Actually the first "surviving" film about the Titanic is a German film, "Nacht und Eis" (1912) "In Night and Ice." It was not the first, but it is the oldest that has survived. I posted it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKbVmo2ogtaZhpI Thanks for the visit!

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Clifton Parker's theme music is majestic, and thd rest of his score is superb. However, I wonder what the film would have been like if Bernard Herrmann had written the score.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

That's food for thought. Welcome.

[@mrbob4u495]

We just don't make movies like this anymore. I wish modern Hollywood would take note.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

I hear you. Thanks for watching.

[@DolFunDolhpinVtuber]

A movie that still lives up to this day. My father had all the model ships for this movie. We had this on VHS Tape.

[@AndyBall-w3j]

Bit confused when early in the film Martin Clunes appears in the office with an urgent signal. Martin’s work is actually more diverse than you may think but appearing in a film before he was born is something else

[@petergrannell6205]

It was Jack Watling, but at that age he did resemble a young Martin Clunes!

[@Docjonel]

I had an elderly patient who was in the British merchant marine from the age of 14. Later he served aboard the Dorsetshire during her action against the Bismark. He told how they got so close in that he could hear Bismark's PA system and recited for me, in German, the message that was being broadcast telling Busmark's crew to abandon ship. Later he was aboard HMS Hermes when she was sunk in the Indian Ocean by Japanese bombers and then served aboard a ship carrying supplies to the D-Day beaches. He showed me photos he took of with identifiable allied ships sinking off the beach head. He allowed me to scan these and I have them still.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing. Welcome.

[@Masted-dy7xl]

Quite moving that the Germans took a moments silence when Hood sank and the British returned the same gesture for Bismarck .Very sad

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Yes, I agree. Welcome.

[@ErikPukinskis]

Historical note: “Sink The Bismarck” or “Sink The Biz” is also a drinking game involving a bucket of beer. I played dozens of times at Nick’s English Hut in Bloomington, Indiana during my college years. You get a group of friends, a bucket of beer, a pitcher of beer, and an empty 8oz glass. You float the small glass in the bucket, and go around the table trying to pour beer into it without sinking it. Whoever sinks it drinks it. Great fun!

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing. Welcome.

[@jennypalmer331]

I always loved the song Sink the Bismarck by Johnny Horton. LOved the song and this movie. Thank you

[@1977ajax]

Given the superb model work, strength of acting talent, and blended period footage in this film, I doubt it could be done much better today - though what an undertaking that would be with the digital resources now available!

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Welcome.

[@Eirinen_E34]

My grandfather was a Gunner on the HMS Sheffield. The Sheffield is mentioned in this film. She almost got hit.

[@warriordragonify]

...She almost got torpedoed...

[@Eirinen_E34]

@@warriordragonify I know. It's so scary to think of that.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

God bless your grandfather. Thanks for sharing. Welcome.

[@Eirinen_E34]

@@DonaldPBorchersOG Thank you. You are very kind. My grandfather would appreciate your words, as do I 🙂🫡

[@williammohan9784]

at 41.11 the actor playing Capt John Leach of HMS Prince of Wales, is Esmond Knight, who was an officer on the Prince of Wales during the actual battle with the Bismarck. If one looks closely one can see his left eye is a glass one. He was blinded by shrapnel from a shell from the Bismarck. He lost his left eye with the right eye severely damaged. He continued acting during the war even though totally blind., He then received treatment from a specialist, called Vincent Nesfield that restored much of the sight in his damaged right eye. He went on to have a very successful career in film and on the stage, acting in Henry V with Olivier., He died in 1987

[@soumyadiptamajumder8795]

This what happens when you pit battlecruisers against battleships. A battlecruiser is not a battleship. It is a large cruiser hull equipped with battleship armament, and its task is to be fast and hunt down enemy cruisers and surface raiders. It is not intended to engage enemy battleships, but to use the greater speed to escape them. A battleship is a vessel which is intended to engage with other battleships. It has sufficiently broad beam to be stable and be able to carry as much armour as possible to protect the vessel. They are the heavyweight sluggers - able to both deal and to take. If you inspect the hull forms of HMS Hood, you notice clearly she is not a battleship. She had sleek forms, narrow beam and sloping stern, intended to be fast. She has clearly a cruiser hull. Compare to HMS Prince of Wales. Much broader beam, implying greater stability as a gunnery platform and heavier armour. What we do know is that Sir Lancelot Holland commanded a turn at 06:00 to port to ensure that the aft main guns on both Hood and Prince of Wales could bear on the German ships and to lessen Hood’s vulnerability to plunging fire.. In terms of the force balance this would nominally give Holland's force the advantage of 18 large caliber guns (10 in Prince of Wales, 8 in Hood); to 8 in Bismarck). But it also put HMS Hood off the “immunity zone” against the 38 cm shells of Bismarck. During the turn, a salvo from Bismarck, fired from about 7.8 nautical miles, was seen by men aboard Prince of Wales to straddle Hood abreast her mainmast. This straddle meant that some of the salvos fell to port, some to starboard (of the hull), and some; precisely aligned over the center of the main deck of Hood. It is likely that one 38 cm shell struck somewhere between Hood's mainmast and "X" turret aft of the mast. A huge pillar of flame that shot upward 'like a giant blowtorch,' in the vicinity of the mainmast. This was followed by an explosion that destroyed a large portion of the ship from amidships clear to the rear of "Y" turret, blowing both after turrets off their bearings into the sea. The ship broke in two and the stern fell away and sank. Her "A" turret fired a salvo while in this upright position, possibly from the doomed gun crew, just before the bow section sank. A lucky shot penetrated her armour, causing a catastrophic main battery propellant explosion. Note that Great Britain adopted “all or nothing armour” system between the wars. HMS Hood which was built very soon after WW1 still used old-fashioned armouring scheme (failing badly in combat), but the Nelson-class battleships made few years later used “all or nothing” armour, and the King George V battleships which were laid down before the war and completed during the war had “all or nothing” style armour. HMS Hood had heavy armour only on her belt and barbettes. The majority of her armour scheme is much lighter, easily penetrable by Bismarck and her 38 cm main battery. A rule of thumb is that an armour can resist shells up to its own thickness. The thickest armour of HMS Hood was on her barbettes, 308 mm (12 inches), intended to endure the heaviest cruiser artillery. That of her belt was 280 mm (11 inches) - thick enough against Prinz Eugen, but could just as well have been cardboard against Bismarck. Sir Lancelot Holland and Ralph Kerr took a dangerous risk - which was realized. Immunity zone means a certain distance from a battleship where its armour provides immunity against enemy shells. It is an area from which both plunging fire and direct enemy fire is less effective. The concept was a factor in battleship design and in tactics during engagements. Sir Lancelot Holland wanted to engage the Germans close, because the Germans had weather gage - the rain and spray impeded the British rangefinders, and in order to do so, he steered HMS Hood off her immunity zone. Warships traditionally have vertical, or near vertical, belt armour which protects against shells travelling horizontally, and horizontal deck armour, which protects against plunging shell fire. Belt armour is generally thicker than deck armour. A shell fired at short range will travel at a high velocity on a more or less horizontal trajectory. If it strikes a ship it will do so either at an acute angle to the belt armour or an extremely oblique angle to the deck armour, in which case the armour is able to take the hit. A shell fired at long range will travel on a ballistic trajectory, arriving at its target at a steep angle of descent and so strike the deck armour although at a velocity markedly less than its original muzzle velocity. If a ship is too close to an adversary, shells fired horizontally may pierce inadequate vertical armour; beyond a certain range, determined by the kinetic energy of incoming projectiles, plunging shells will penetrate deck armour. The distance between these two situations, which is determined by the energy of incoming ordnance and the thickness of the armour of the target vessel, is known as the zone of immunity. HMS Hood was off her immunity zone - and thus the fire from Bismarck was able to penetrate her armour. What is tragic is that this scenario was known already in the 1920s, but never improved. Note that this was by no means unique when pitting battlecruisers vs battleships. Washington vs Kirishima, Scharnhorst vs Duke of York - every time the battlecruiser became second best.

[@AussiePom]

When HMS Repulse was released for her sea trials the admiralty sent her straight back to the shipyard because there was no armour whatsoever around and over her magazines. She was one of Lord Jackie Fisher's "freaks".

[@bradnixon6220]

Yer

[@TheGhostOvHades]

Dude just watch the movie lmao

[@jeffreygraham1273]

Hms Repair as Repulse was known due to the fact repeatedly in for upgrades however unlike her sister ship Renown which received better armour & anti aircraft firepower , served in every theatre of war , Repulse along with Prince of Wales met their fate in the South China Sea: My dad served on Repulse & was onboard in the pursuit of Bismark with KG5 & Victorious: Low on fuel left pursuit & went to Newfoundland

[@AverageWagie2024]

HMS Hood was laid down as a battlecruiser in 1916 but she had extensive modifications to her design after Jutland and so was a fast battleship in all but name. She had the same armour thickness as a Queen Elizabeth class battleship.

[@Normandie17]

Kenneth More and Lawrence Naismith , Naismith portraying the Captain and More the 2nd Officer of the TITANIC from a pervious film. Great movie.

[@nate61]

Truly a great movie the one you can watch over and over again.

[@kennethdeanmiller7324]

Although the movie does show a small amount of the devastation that occurred on Bismarck, I'm sure that it ultimately fell way short of the real actual carnage that befell the crew of Bismarck. And I don't think that even with the CGI of today that they could come close to doing any better in creating the real gore & nightmare scenario that some witnessed that day! The movie "Saving Private Ryan" did a great job of showing the nightmare that was Omaha Beach on D-Day but if they tried to remake this movie, I don't think or see how they could make it better. Cuz it's obvious that is completely a nightmare scenario for the entire crew. And that anyone lucky enough to actually make it into the water and get rescued by the Brits probably wanted to forget that nightmare. And I would imagine some had major PTSD issues after.

[@gruntforever7437]

This was an excellent example of the Royal Navy as it was during WW2. It did not hurt that a fair number of those in the movie did serve.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Getting its Ass Kicked all over the World? Better outing first World War?

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Roger that. Welcome.

[@z1az285]

the prince of wales was extremely fortunate. she received 7 hits (4 from 15" shells) and one 15" shell penetrated her underwater but didn't explide against the torpedo bulkhead and right next to the secondary magazine. also she scored three hits on the Bismarck, which the movie didn't correctly state

[@ReRiderChi]

Thanks for sharing during this unreasonable time of cold weather

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

"this unreasonable time of cold weather"? You mean "winter"?

[@ReRiderChi]

@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 "short-time of decreased climate change"

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

@@ReRiderChi Be thankful you don't live in Irkutsk... currently enjoying the "globally warmed" temperature of -45ºc. (two days ago it was -62ºc !!!)

[@郑颍]

45c where I live

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Welcome. Thanks for the visit!

[@kurtwillig4230]

Some movies should not be remade. This is one of them.

[@oldfatbastad6053]

i agree, this is perfect as it is. they remade the man who never was and it wasnt a patch on the clifton webb film.

[@paulthomas9271]

Ditto

[@Bill23799]

This is a great film. Thank you for showing it.

[@picklerix6162]

According to a friend, the anti aircraft guns on the Bismarck weren’t designed to shoot at low, slow-flying planes like the Fairey Swordfish. Those Swordfish biplanes also destroyed quite a few Italian ships.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing. Welcome.

[@davidwalsh6608]

One classic rule in WW2 Movies. The closer the date the film was made to the actual war the more that the working class man (who did the majority if not all of the fighting) will be portrayed as a hero. The further from the actual war the upper class man will be portrayed as the man who won the war with the working class man the useful idiot.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Well said David... The portrayal of the front line soldier/sailor/airman in those early films was one of deserved reverence. Usually with the likes of John Mills, Sam Kydd, Victor Maddern et al. Its why I stopped watching "war films" from the mid 1980s onwards.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Astute observation. Welcome.

[@freonxkipper]

We've bought this film on DVD in the '90s of the last century and watched it over 10 times. Its always a nice timepass.

[@orlando124431]

Prince of Wales scored three direct hits, and badly damaged Bismark...so a few factual inaccuracies here.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for the visit!

[@53kills]

There are so many inaccuracies in this movie that it's closer to being fiction.

[@jerrymunsch1349]

I remember seeing this movie on a Saturday afternoon in my hometown. The theater is no longer there but I saw many movies on the big screen. Always nice and cool inside! Nice memories

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Fond memories. Welcome.

[@skyedog24]

The cruiser Dorsetshire picked up a 116 of the Bismarck on that fateful day.

[@gamergenz21]

as a young generations i want to salute respect to the veteran who has sacrifice his youth n also who has lost friends n family cousin brother n sister this war also to both side i have huge respect this country for saving our freedom may the fallen military service member rest in peace in heaven . who have grandfather a royal navy officers who died in ww2 a leftenant commander one of the destroyer who got sunk by the german uboat while trying to protect the convoy supply merchant ship in 1942

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

The rescues were as follows HMS Dorsetshire - 86 (although 1 sailor died the following day from his wounds) HMS Maori - 25 U-74 - 3 Sachsenwald - 2 (Sachsenwald was a German weather reporting ship operating in the North Atlantic) For a grand total of 116 rescued but with 115 survivors. After the RN had departed from the scene of the final action the German submarine U-74 surfaced and searched the area of the sinking and rescued 3 survivors in a raft at 7 o'clock in the evening of the 27th May (Bismarck had sunk at 10.37 that morning) . The following day 5 u-boats searched the area and found only dead bodies, but at midnight on the 28th (the day after the sinking) the German weather reporting ship "Sachsenwald" spotted a flare and rescued a final 2 sailors in a raft. That area was again searched the following day by the u-boats (they were also joined by a Spanish Navy heavy cruiser the "Canarias"), but no more survivors were found.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for sharing. Welcome.

[@None-zc5vg]

Was there really a periscope sighting that was the excuse for the British to leave behind many of Bismarck's survivors?

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

@@None-zc5vg No excuse necessary. I refer you to the account of Baron Burkhard von Müllenheim-Rechberg, Bismarck's senior ranking survivor who in his book "Battleship Bismarck - a survivor's story" wrote this passage about a discussion he held with Capt Martin of the Dorsetshire after being rescued. "Why," I burst out, "did you suddenly break off the rescue and leave hundreds of our men to drown?" Martin replied that a U-boat had been sighted, or at least reported, and he obviously could not endanger his ship by staying stopped any longer. The Bismarck's experiences on the night of 26 May and the morning of the 27th, I told him, indicated that there were no U-boats in the vicinity. Farther away, perhaps, but certainly not within firing range of the Dorsetshire. I added that in war one often sees what one expects to see. We argued the point back and forth until Martin said abruptly: "Just leave that to me. I'm older than you are and have been at sea longer. I'm a better judge." What more could I say? He was the captain and was responsible for his ship. "Apparently some floating object had been mistaken for a periscope or a strip of foam on the water for the wake of a torpedo. No matter what it was, I AM NOW CONVINCED THAT, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, CAPT MARTIN HAD TO ACT AS HE DID". (My caps) What is known with certainty is that Bismarck had for the previous 24 hours been transmitting beacon signals on known u-boat radio wavelengths and the scene of the final action was 350 miles (a relative naval stone's throw) away from the Kriegsmarine's Atlantic u-boat bases on the French coast. Was Captain BCS Martin of Dorsetshire expected to gamble the lives of his own 750 man crew that it was indeed a dolphin's fin or a broaching whale? Or that if it WAS a u-boat the sub's capt would hold fire while he carried out the rescues? As an RN naval captain he would have been SORELY aware of the actions of Otto Weddigen in WW1 during his attack on the British Royal Navy Cruisers Aboukir, Cressy & Hogue. I suggest you look up the details of that incident. Also google about U-74 (KptLt Eitel-friedrich Kentrat) and U-556 (KptLt Herbert Wohlfarth) who WERE in the vicinity of the sinkings, having spotted various British warships and heard the final battle. Indeed although U-556 had to depart for France due to lack of fuel and battle damage, U-74 surfaced after the departure of the RN rescue ships and searched for survivors eventually rescuing a further 3 sailors 9 hours after the sinking. The RN was so filled with hatred for the German sailors that the day following the sinking, one of the survivors who had been picked up, a badly injured German sailor named Gerhard Lüttich, died on the operating table in Dorsetshire's sick bay. His body was then "committed to the deep" with full military honours provided by both his German comrades AND sailors from HMS Dorsetshire together with a Royal Marine bugler. The remaining crew were treated EXCELLENTLY by the crews of HMS Dorsetshire & HMS Maori, being given the same bunking arrangements as the crew (under guard of course), and provided with 3 hot meals a day for the 4 days they were on board. They were also given Grog (rum and water) which was usually issued normally to the RN sailors, the survivors were also provided with sweets, chocolate and cigarettes by the RN crews, and this was just 3 days after the sinking of HMS Hood... so much for any imagined "deep hatred" by the RN. Here is what Mullenheim-Rechberg wrote of British treatment of the Bismarck survivors. ""The fight that the Bismarck put up to the bitter end earned the admiration of British seamen, which probably accounts for the good accommodations we were given and the way we were treated onboard ship. The fact that Captain Martin was well treated as a prisoner of war in Germany in World War One may also have had something to do with this. When he made his rounds among our men he always told them, "As long as you are here with me, you'll have it just as good." And the attitude of his crew was the same. The British seamen were always pleasant and helpful. "You today, us tomorrow," they said."" How do I know this? because my father was a crewman onboard Dorsetshire at the time. He later survived Dorsetshire's own sinking and along with the rest of the "HMS Dorsetshire association" members post war, was invited to various reunions with the Bismarck survivors through the 1960s and 70s. THAT was the level of respect and comradeship that was experienced between the crews of both sides. For some further reading material on the matter, google "nineteenkeys dorsetshire" and look for a blog, written by a German researcher between 2008 until about 2012. If you read the entire blog, you will see that he starts with a viewpoint that concurs with your own, well actually FAR beyond your view, he argues it was a war crime, but then through further research and even discussions with Capt Benjamin Martin's family members, that he changes his opinion 100% and indeed ends up paying respects to Capt Martin. If you're so heartbroken about the abandonment of sailors to their fate by the enemy, then I'll warn you NOT to read about the actions of Adm Wilhelm Marschall who on the afternoon of 8th June 1940, after his ships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau had sunk the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and her two gallant escorts HMS Acasta & Ardent then made not even the most rudimentary effort to provide humanitarian assistance, and instead sailed away leaving over 1500 RN sailors to die in the North sea, inspite of their being NO other vessels in the vicinity. Or is it only German sailors abandoned by the RN who you get "teared up" about?

[@hardinFrisco]

My father and i , a WW11 veteran of 4 landings in the South Pacific . Drove my mother crazy yelling Shoot ! Fire ! Ahhh the memories of a great movie spent with family,that and watching the The World At War with my father every Sunday at 4:00 pm

[@mrbob4u495]

Any sailors out there notice that every time the ship is told to turn to starboard, they actually turn to port?

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

I'm convinced the entire film is shown mirrored as a LOT of the action happens completely the wrong way around. It's only the writing being the correct way that shows I'm wrong though.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Maybe it's a theatrical staging thing. You know, Stage port & Stage Starboard are opposite for the audience. Ha!

[@RichardNogan]

Excellent flick with great photography. No smoke n mirrors needed. Tku for post.

[@patscott8612]

Kenneth Moore my favourite English actor from the 50s and 60s. I adore Genevieve

[@antonbruce1241]

Fantastic movie. One of the best WWII movies around (in my opinion). Well written, well acted, and the effects were pretty top notch for the time. And as allandavis8201 says below - no matter how many times you watch it, it's never dull or boring. As to the Chewy commercial? I can identify with this couple. We have a Ginger boy ourselves, and our cat is JUST LIKE the one in the commercial.

[@colinwestwood1162]

Esmond Knight played the captain of the P O W,he was actually on board in the Bismarck action,and lost an eye.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for clocking in with that. Welcome.

[@Maelli535]

Nicely done, and - those ship models are as good as anything possible today - excellent!

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Roger that. Welcome.

[@soumyadiptamajumder8795]

After the sinking of the mighty German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, Admiral Günther Lütjens, the commander of the ship, met a fate intertwined with the tragic events that unfolded during that fateful battle. Lütjens, a seasoned and respected naval officer, had been tasked with leading the Bismarck and its accompanying cruiser, Prinz Eugen, on a mission to disrupt Allied shipping in the Atlantic. The Bismarck, equipped with formidable firepower and advanced technology, posed a significant threat to British convoys. However, fate had other plans in store. During the battle, the Bismarck was relentlessly pursued by a British task force determined to neutralize this formidable warship. Despite putting up a valiant fight, the Bismarck’s luck began to wane. It suffered critical damage, including the loss of its rudder, leaving the ship unable to maneuver effectively. As the situation grew dire, Admiral Lütjens faced a pivotal decision. With his ship crippled and outnumbered, he chose to go down with the Bismarck, demonstrating the unwavering loyalty and sense of duty instilled within him as a naval officer. The exact circumstances surrounding Lütjens’ death remain somewhat unclear due to the chaos of battle and subsequent sinking of the Bismarck. Nevertheless, it is widely believed that Lütjens perished alongside the majority of his crew when the ship finally succumbed to the relentless onslaught of British firepower. In the aftermath of the battle, the sinking of the Bismarck sent shockwaves throughout Germany and the world. The loss of such a formidable warship was a significant blow to the German Navy, and Lütjens’ death marked the end of an era. A brave man, married to a part Jewish woman, he refused too use the Nazi salute even when saluting Hitler. Critical of the regime he was not a Nazi and died for his country like Admiral Holland of HMS Hood.

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks, again, for sharing.

[@timkellyD2R]

Astounding special effects for 1960.

[@Howard2006]

Well done movie and a reminder of those difficult days!

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Roger that. Welcome.

[@Howard2006]

It is so well done. I have no way of knowing how close it was to what really happened, not that it matters!😊

[@rjo8500]

Remembering HMS Hood.

[@namvet1968]

Absolute tragedy.

[@christopherking3937]

Just 3 survivors, I believe

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

God bless them.

[@stevecunningham2759]

Our rural family would go to the local drive in theater maybe once firing the summer but my dad took me to see this in the real indoor theater when it opened. I was about 10 years old and it is a treasured memory. Between the old TV show Sea Hunt (someone was always drowning) and this movie, my youthful self knew the Navy was not going to be my branch of service.

[@Fightladsnet]

I recommend anyone who can get hold of a copy to read Sir Ludovic Kennedy's book "Pursuit". It's a great telling of the FACTS of the Bismark saga. With input from serving officers of both navies who were involved in the action. Including Kapitan Leutnant Von Mullenheim - Rechberg who was the senior surviving officer from The Bismark. Ludovic Kennedy himself was aboard HMS Mashona and actually took a few photos of the sinking Bismark, and survivors, at the end of the action. Pursuit is a very good read. There was also a BBC documentary screened in the early 70's, presented by Ludovic Kennedy who was based on his book. That's a great watch if you can find it. I think that was also called "Pursuit".

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for that. Welcome.

[@johndoe-qn2mm]

Four stripes in his arm. Doesn't even know what time of day it is. Damn that ending is perfect

[@justdoingitjim7095]

I was 6 years old, playing with my 2 brothers in a wet gravel parking lot of a bowling alley, where our dad was bowling on a league. We were floating pieces of wood in the puddles of water, playing "Sink The Bismarck!" Just 3 kids, ages 5 to 7, playing alone in a New Jersey bowling alley parking lot. Couldn't do that today, someone would call the cops and have my dad arrested for child endangerment or neglect! Can you believe parents (mine too) used to let kids that young go to movies by themselves back then? My dad even dropped us off at a walk-in movie in New York City, without a care! My how the world has changed...but not for the better!

[@danieldravot341]

Thank your totally pointless and inane comment.

[@33097txrattlesnake]

I'VE READ ALL THE COMMENTS, AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH ALL OF THEM, I 1ST SAW THIS MOVIE IN THE 1960'S ON TV, WITH MY DAD, WHO WAS WWII AND KOREAN WAR UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN, HIS FATHER WAS WWI UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I WATCH THIS MOVIE, I HAVE TOTAL RESPECT FOR THOSE WHO HUNTED DOWN AND SUNK THE BISMARCK!. I LOVE THIS MOVIE!.

[@kennethjohnson9370]

Every time this movie comes on I always enjoyed the movie with

[@ralphjenkinson3289]

Like you I watch it every time I come across it

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!