The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.
as Captain Jonathan Shepard
as WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis
as Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'
as First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)
as Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
as Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
as Commander Richards
as Captain Banister
as Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
as RNVR Signals Officer
as Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'
as Captain Maund - 'Ark Royal'
as Captain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
as Captain - 'Sheffield'
as Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla
as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
as Admiral Holland - 'Hood'
as Henry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'
as Able Seaman Brown
as Flag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord
as Himself - Edward R. Murrow
as Tom Shepard, Captain Shepard's son, TAG - Ark Royal's Swordfish Squadron (uncredited)
as Commander Jenkins (uncredited)
as Able Seaman Outside Admiralty (uncredited)
as Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
as Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
as Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited)
as Officer P.R.O (uncredited)
as Airman on Phone (uncredited)
as Signals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
as Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
as Signalman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
as Able Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
as Petty Officer Williams (uncredited)
as Officer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited)
as Bridge Officer (uncredited)
as Damage Control Officer - Bismarck (uncredited)
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
as Navigating Officer - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
as Firing Officer (uncredited)
as Gunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited)
as Dark Room Technician (uncredited)
as Naval Rating on Phone (uncredited)
as Able Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
as Officer - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
as Petty Officer on Phone (uncredited)
as Able Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
as First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited)
as Airman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
as SOE Agent in Norway (uncredited)
as Somers - Officer 'King George V' (uncredited)
as Commander - War Room (uncredited)
as Mail Clerk - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
as Civilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
as Hoffman - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
as Dexter (uncredited)
as Naval Officer (uncredited)
as Lookout - Second Destroyer (uncredited)
as Lt. Becker on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
as Meteorological Officer on 'King George V' (uncredited)
as Officer on Bridge of 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
