Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck! is a 1960 war film based on the book by C. S. Forester, and recounts the true story of the Royal Navy's attempts to find and sink the famous German battleship during World War II. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It was the inspiration for Johnny Horton's song, Sink the Bismarck.

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1960 - C. S. Forester - Royal Navy's - German - Battleship - World War II - Kenneth More - Dana Wynter - Lewis Gilbert - Johnny Horton's - Sink the Bismarck

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In 1941, the German battleship Bismarck leaves its base in Norway bound for the trans-atlantic convoy routes. The British knew they must hunt her down, and sent a large naval force after her. The film depicts that hunt, including the sinking of HMS Hood, which culminates in the final destruction of the Bismarck by several Allied ships.

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1941 - ''Bismarck'' - Norway - HMS Hood

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Much of the action of the film takes place not at sea, but in the Royal Navy operations centre deep below Whitehall, centering on the newly-appointed Director of Operations, Captain Shepard and his staff, particulaly a WREN officer, Second Officer Anne Davies. Embittered because his last ship was sunk, he is initially aggressive towards them, but Shepard comes to increasingly rely on Davies's coolness and skill to plot the operation against the Bismarck. By the end of the film, he and Davies are on friendly terms (within professional limts) and he asks her to be his personal assistant. He then invites her to dinner (which turns out to be breakfast, as they've both lost track of time).

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