Sink the Bismarck! (1960) | |
| Director(s) | Lewis Gilbert |
| Producer(s) | |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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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 TimeSink 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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[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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Captain Jonathan Shepard: Take a message: "Request pleasure of the company of Second Officer Anne Davis at dinner."
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This film's closing epilogue states: "This film was based upon actual operations against the German battleship, 'Bismarck'. Grateful acknowledgment is made to the Admiralty for their most generous help, advice and co-operation. The character called Captain Shepard is completely fictionalized and is in no way intended to depict Captain R.A.B. Edwards (now Admiral Sir Ralph Edwards, K.C.B. , C.B.E.) who was the actual Director of Operations at the time of the 'Bismarck' engagement."
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 7 seconds
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.
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Average Shot Length (ASL) = 7 seconds
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.
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