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Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Director(s) Lewis Gilbert
Producer(s)

No producer listed for this movie
Top Genres Action, Drama, Historical, War
Top Topics World War II
More Films Directed by Lewis Gilbert More Films from 1960 More Films from the 1960s Top Classic Movies of the 1960s Top World War II Films

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Sink the Bismarck! (1960) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Lewis Gilbert .

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Sink the Bismarck!

By Beatrice on Mar 6, 2017 From Flickers in Time

Sink the Bismarck! Directed by Lewis Gilbert Written by Edmund H. North from a book by C.S. Forrester 1960/UK/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/YouTube This WWII sea battle epic could have been so much more compelling than it was. This true story was changed by insertin... Read full article

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Sink the Bismarck! Quotes:

[to his assistant Anne Davis, after the battle]
Captain Jonathan Shepard: Take a message: "Request pleasure of the company of Second Officer Anne Davis at dinner."
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Sink the Bismarck! Facts
The producers knew that the use of miniatures and explosions would have to look very realistic to be successful. They imported Howard Lydecker, one of the legendary Lydecker brothers who were generally considered to be the best special effects teams in the business and who had spent decades perfecting their craft at Republic Pictures, from the U.S.
To increase the sense of realism, or "documentary feel", for this film, Edward R. Murrow was cast as himself. Murrow was one of the most famous and respected broadcast journalists of the era. He had covered the war in Europe, including the North Atlantic, and used his famous catchphrase "This is London..." Murrow also shot introductory footage for the film's trailer.
Kenneth More was offered The Guns Of Navarone because of this film.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 7 seconds
Dana Wynter, the actress who plays Officer Anne Davis, was actually born in Berlin as Dagmar Winter.
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