With kenneth more, dana wynter, carl mohner, laurence naismith. Some of you might well know the song sink the bismarck by johnny horton. Sink the bismarck 1960 classic war film, all region new, factory sealed. This was done as a promotional effort for the united states release and does not actually appear in the film it does in the trailer. Dvd shot in semidocumentary style, this 1960 classic recounts one of the most famous battles in the history of naval warfare in the famous hunt for the powerful german warship that terrorized the sea for eight days. The best from cinema retros archives singer johnny hortons sink the bismarck was a major hit when released in 1960. Bismarck, a game from avalon hill about the hunt for the battleship bismarck. Player tries to predict path of incoming aircraft and place gunfire into its path. In the second air sortie, they damage the bismarck sufficiently to allow the surface fleet to catch up to her and sink her. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject.
The world war ii story of the royal navys effort to defeat nazi germanys most powerful. This is the world war ii story of the british navys effort to defeat nazi germany s most powerful warship. The lenses used might not have been the best, for some early shots in the war room have a slightly squashed look, as if the anamorphic mechanism wasnt properly set. Based on the true story of the hunt for the nazi superbattleship bismark, this film follows the valiant attempts of the british admiraltys chief of operations, captain jonathan shepard kenneth more, and his team as they gather. Naismith is a familiar face, as are many of the others. Counters indicating imcoming aircraft are placed and moved down the board while the player uses anti aircraft dice to indicate.
Sink the bismarck is the urgent order from winston churchill after the sinking of hms hood in this war drama from lewis gilbert. Brewdog sink the bismarck 41% abv worlds strongest beer. Johnny horton sink the bismark lyrics genius lyrics. 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. Oct 16, 2004 this means in the movie that the british were north of bismarck and sailing to the east while bismarck was south and sailing to the west. The world war ii story of the royal navys effort to defeat nazi germany s most powerful warship.
The incredible hunt to destroy germany s super battleship sink the bismark. The bismarck is sighted by a british agent in southern norway, sailing out of the baltic into the north sea east to west. It is a british production based on the book of cecil s. This movie chronicles the breakout of the german battleship bismarck accompanied by the heavy. The world war ii story of the royal navys effort to defeat nazi germanys most powerful warship. Sink the bismarck 1960 movie clip bismarcks last fight big daddy. Home videos as dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives world war ii dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives sink the bismarck. Kenneth more dana wynter carl mohner 1960 a british captain kenneth more and his wren aide dana wynter lead the 1941 pursuit of the sinister german battleship. Sink the bismarck 1960 kenneth more and dana wynter, et al the story of the bismarck and prinz eugen, two strong battleships of the german kriegsmarinenazi fleet against the royal navy in ww2. Navys desperate search to find and sink germanys super ship, the bismarck.
Sink the bismarck often abbreviated to sink the biz is also the name of a skillbased drinking game, which involves floating a glass in a larger container filled with beer, then pouring more beer into the glass without letting it sink. Sink the bismark by johnny horton and tillman franks was released as a single in 1960. It focuses on one of the germans main warships, the bismarck. And there is a running gag in this underground bunker where more is plotting the bismarck s demise. 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 world war ii story of the british navys effort to defeat nazi germanys most powerful warship. Sink the bismarck 1960 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. A thousand thank yous if you support my work on patreon.
Chronicles the breakout of the bismarck during the early days of world war two. Mistakes in the movie sink the bismarck naval history forums. In this superb film,kenneth more,plays the fictitious capt shepard,who is brought in to run the navel war room in whitehall, just before the bismarck sets sail from germany. A simple solitaire dice based game where the player takes on the role of the anti air coordinator on board the battleship bismarck, while under attack by the british swordfish aircraft. See more ideas about sink the bismarck, battleship and hms hood.
Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes. John gale johnny horton april 30, 1925 november 5, 1960 was an american country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semifolk, socalled saga songs which began the historical ballad craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The film had its royal world premiere in the presence of the duke of edinburgh at the odeon leicester square on 11 february 1960. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. This is the world war ii story of the british navys effort to defeat nazi germanys most powerful warship. This is a mistake because bismarck s course was south southwest coming from the north they pointed their guns to the port side and hood and pow were sailing west and pointing their guns to their starboard. But the view through the agents binoculars shows the ship sailing from right to left on the screen which would be sailing west to east from the point of view of an observer on the norwegian coast.
The score is in broad terms not an intrusive one, and is a rather complementary effort that fleshes out the onscreen action well. Her builders and officers believed her to be unsinkable. Sink the bismarck is a classic black and white film starring kenneth moore and dana wynter as serving naval officers during ww2, who are in pursuit of the german war ship the bismarck. We see the highs and the lows during the hunt, from the sinking of the hood, which everybody thought was unsinkable, to. Rent sink the bismarck 1960 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. The bismarck is a german battle ship that is the scourge of the british navy in world war ii. Bismarck and her sister ship tirpitz were the largest battleships.
Short summary the world war ii story of the british navys effort to defeat nazi germanys most powerful warship. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the sink the bismarck. We gotta sink the bismarck, cause the world depends on us. Sink the bismarck is a gritty, suspenseful drama released in 1960 and directed by lewis gilbert. What many people dont realize is that the song was commissioned as the theme song for the film. Pdf download sink the bismarck john gresham military library selection download full ebook. The story is told in no nonsense semidocumentary style. Rent sink the bismarck 1960 starring kenneth more and dana wynter on dvd and bluray. Its good to see the old classic ww2 films being released on bluray in good quality for future generations and this looks good 99% of the time. When the ship sinks the battleship hood, the british plan an all out search for the nazi war vessel.
Rent sink the bismarck 1960 starring kenneth more and dana wynter on dvd. This is the true story of the british navys desperate search to find and sink germanys super ship, the bismarck. Publication date 1963 topics bismarck battleship, world war, 19391945 publisher. Work was completed in august 1940, when she was commissioned into the german fleet. Foresters 1958 novel the last nine days of the bismarck, the film was directed by lewis gilbert, a man with an impressively diverse filmography. Download sink the bismarck 1960 torrent kickasstorrents. Nobody knows what time it is or, if they know its 9 oclock, they dont know if its morning or evening. Aug 16, 2017 the german battleship bismarck is attacked and sunk by british battleships hms rodney and hms king george v. When the ship sinks the battleship hood, the british. A matter of fact retelling of the sinking of the battleship bismarck during ww2. Sink the bismark later sink the bismarck is a march song by country music singer johnny horton and songwriter tillman franks, based on the pursuit and eventual sinking of the german battleship bismarck in may 1941, during world war ii. Sink the bismarck 1960 movie clip bismarck is doomed by big daddy.
The world war ii story of the british navys effort to defeat nazi germany s most powerful warship. This true story was changed by inserting the fictional character of captain shepard kenneth more in place of the actual line officer in charge of the effort to sink the bismark. Short summary the world war ii story of the british navys effort to defeat nazi germany s most powerful warship. Even the germans aboard the bismarck are lent some humanity by the script writers. Save sink the bismarck dvd to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Lewis gilberts dramatic retelling of the allied mission in the spring of 1941 to find and destroy germanys largest battleship, the bismarck. British navy sets out to locate and sink notorious german battleship during wwii in this most stirring account of the quest for the formidable bismarck. This is so plainly written from reports that nearly everyone is referred to by rank or position, with few names used. The postwar british film industry relied heavily on now the story can be told accounts of engagements that helped turn the second world war in favour of the allies. Photo battleship bismarck at brunsbuttel, schleswigholstein, germany, 15 sep 1940. Sink the bismarck song is a 1960 johnny horton song inspired by the movie. The film takes place during the second world war, and is based on true events. The film briefly opens with that crafts christening in february 1939 before it leaps to the german air raids over england in may 1941. Record sleeve, johnny horton sink the bismarck, 1960 sink the bismarck, 1969.
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