

Personal! Powerful! Human! Heroic!
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.
Lewis Gilbert
John Brabourne

Captain Jonathan Shepard

WRNS Second Officer Anne Davis

Captain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'

First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound

Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)

Admiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'

Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'

Commander Richards

Captain Banister

Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'

RNVR Signals Officer

Captain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'