I was born well after the end of WW2. And both my father and grandfather couldn't serve due to health reasons. But during the 1960's, in my youth, I did meet and converse with dozens of men who did serve. Even today, I shake the hand of our Service men and women and say Thank You! May God guide, protect and Bless each and every one!
Watch the Dambusters. They used film painting to blank the real bombs even after so many years as it was still considered top secret, even though the Germans built their own successful bouncing bomb
Same here... But Mom was joyful, cos her family were under Hitler's tyranny and their farm was used as a POW camp for Frenchies, that they released after Bismark was sank. Then did their best against all Nazis, and Gestapo
I would watch every year with my father WW2 vet on USS Iowa when I was about 8-11 I think near thxgiving or Christmas Now I’m 60 and Dad been gone for 4 years
Saw this movie when I was very much younger. The memory of the war would have still been fresh when it was filmed. My Grandfather served in both world wars, my Father was a child in England at the time of the war. I was raised with a deep connection to that time and had the privilege of reading actual newspapers my Grandfather handed down from these years. Yet, still can't fully appreciate all that was done for us all these decades later.
Thanks for sharing, I miss watching this classic with great acting! Dana Wynter was a beautiful actress born in Germany raised in the UK and settled in California in later years. Kenneth More was convincing in his disdain for glory hungry Fleet Admiral Lutjens and Carl Mohner nailed his role as Captain Lindemann
This movie was based on the book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck. Kenneth Moore served as a lieutenant on HMS Victorious. Code breaking of Bletchley Park were not declassified until 1975, therefor the movie didn't divulge that Shepards hunches about the movements of Bismarck were supported by intelligence. Shepard is a fictional character, the actual Director of Operations was R. A. B. Edwards as stated in the credits.
@markstouse4635 It's called poetic license, Carve her name with pride isn't 100% accurate Violett Szabo's husband didn't write the poem the life that I had, it was a man called Leo Marks who worked with the SOE. Also Violett's parents were not invited to the premier. I suppose a little imagination makes the story more interesting, there were probably lots of captain Shepard type that were never brought up but no doubt they did their bit
My Mom was joyful watching this film decades ago, because her family were under Hitler's tyranny and their farm was used as a POW camp for Frenchies, that they released after Bismark was sank. Then did their best against all Nazis, and Gestapo
This movie contains some phenomenal miniature pyrotechnic effects for the time - especially the use of some kind of fine powder to simulate large-scale smoke clouds during the destruction of HMS Hood at 40:39 and a terrific use a breakaway models for the destruction of HMS Solent at 01:22:50
I've seen this movie a few times and am always impressed by it's overall quality, considering no CGI was involved. Also always a punch in the guts when Hood went down, so could only imagine the effect on moral it would have had and understand Churchill's demand for the final result. My Father was a Chief Petty officer in the Royal navy during WW11.
There were some inaccuracies in the film. Among them are when the Captain of the Bismarck said they received one hit. In fact, Bismarck was hit three times and was listing to port. Bismarck was not the first to fire. The Royal Navy did. Finally, the Captain said to the Fleet commander I will not have my ship shot out from under me. Finally, the battle was on, and the battle lasted barely 10 minutes.
Movies of all sorts are not like they once were because people's tastes have changed along with movie technology and the way movie-makers get their projects funded and staffed, etc. One amusing difference is that in this flick, a collection of warriors under great pressure didn't utter a single cussword or expletive.
The scene with the scout plane taking the pictures, the getting the film developed then figuring out that it was Bismarck. Now the information would be processed in seconds
They most important question in all these matters “We have to take?” 17:57 The people never wants it, on either side, but they are the ones who pay for, completely.
I'm amazed you didn't mention Victorinox. A great value brand which is found in the majority of pro kitchens. Not the best kitchen knives - but possibly the best value.
If you are wondering about the obviously fogged binoculars, the film crew did this on purpose, become the lenses were reflecting the stage lights and even some of the film crew.
Kenneth More was the star or a powerful central character in a lot of films, but he's enver better his "father turning his back to camera and crying" scene.
One thing I appreciated about HMS Hood's history was that this catastrophic event showed the cost of the Arms Race. In the post-WWI era, the ""Arms Race" referred to the race between penetrating shells vs. armor plating. An advancement in one demanded an advancement in the other. AND OPTICS. The ability to mint better and better optics meant spotting targets and hitting them was critical for all those increasingly piercing shell. The Admiralty had foregone the late '20s armor updates because they wanted to 'show the flag' around the world rather than improve the Hood's life. The same in the 1930s - "We don't have time to improve the Hood." So they didn't and this tale is about their shortsighted refusal.
It was thought that the First World War would prevent war a second time. The Second World War was thought to do the same. The advent of nuclear weapons (that ended the Second World War) should have taught us to be better human beings. But we have learnt nothing.
Don't you think it's human nature to be so over-competitive and self-serving as well as resistant to the lessons of history? I see little hope of our nature changing much.
TBH there has been no war since WW2 where technology has meant both sides taking horrendous casualties. All the wars since have been one side utterly miles ahead in technology and the deaths extremely lopsided in their favour, even if they technically lost the war (Vietnam is a great example, even though the USA technically 'lost' that war, the North Vietnamese suffered 1,700,000 casualties while the Americans only had around 47,000 combat deaths).
Pretty true to life WW2 film , Hitler's actual speeches , some parts in German , don't make them like that anymore , thank you to the millions of WW2 soldiers , women too , they were not always recognized for their important part in the war 👍🇺🇲🗽🇺🇲 I'm a 67 year old b boomer , more wholesome time back then- Dana Wynter sweet lady
Interesting in the current woke culture. We are told women were ignored for all their achievements. Within 5 mins...we couldn't win the war without her...Now that's a very high accolade in a film pre women's lib Always the way selectively ignore what don't support the narrative😂
This needs to be remade, the Rodney sunk bismark not the king George. Rodney and bismark had 16ins guns and armour plate, king George had 14ins guns and less armour plate. This film makes kg5 look like the ship that made the difference in the fight but Rodney was the star of the show.
I'm glad Moore survived the sinking of Titanic so he could be involved in the sinking of the Bismarck. He certainly played a pompous prig role in this movie when he took command as the director of operations by raising hell with his new subordinates about trivial things like what he considers an improper uniform, an officer eating a sandwich and the wren officer being addressed by her Christian name. I'd be surprised if there weren't mass requests for transfer after his first few minutes on the job.
@@pramodparnami6012 Are you a representative of this channel? You may miss one other point, you can’t be monetised for piracy of a film . The channel owner didn’t make the film and I very much doubt they paid a fee to the owners for showing it.
And yet the British did NOT sink Bismarck. That feat was done by the crew opening "scuttling valves" to prevent Bismarck from falling into enemy hands.
Good movie, indeed, but definitely on the side of fiction rather than historical accuracy. That is particularly true for Admiral Lütjens : He was certainly not a fervent Nazi, quite the contrary in fact. And far from being confident (as he is portrayed in this movie), he actually took to sea on the Bismarck quite convinced it was a suicide mission and he wouldn't survive it. Check out his Wikipedia page., he seemed to have been a remarkable naval officer.
@@keithnichols7926 Just check Wikipedia if you are in any way interested about actual history . If you'd rather want to think that Lütjens was a rabid Nazi, please by all means continue to do so. I couldn't care less.
A "fantastic, heroic deed" by the British, using dozen of ships to hunt down a single inefficient one. I guess Bismarck story is similar than the Maquis for the French, historical revisionism, to make of for the little results the UK and France achieved during WW2. In case of WW1, the USA only "helped out", while during WW2, it was the USA and Soviet Union who did the work, and the colonizers faired very poorly. But there is always propaganda to help out! :)
First off the US didn't enter the European theater until 1943 well into the war, and the Soviet Union didn't enter on the side of the Allies until 1942. Up until that point it was the British alone fighting the Nazis. Get your history straight before you come on here and make an idiot of yourself.
Worse part of this movie is making Lutgens…the fleet commander , a nazi lover . He was nothing of the sort , quite the opposite . It really does a disservice to portray him as such . He did not support the nazis ….not at all .
I was born well after the end of WW2. And both my father and grandfather couldn't serve due to health reasons.
But during the 1960's, in my youth, I did meet and converse with dozens of men who did serve.
Even today, I shake the hand of our Service men and women and say Thank You!
May God guide, protect and Bless each and every one!
Watch the Dambusters. They used film painting to blank the real bombs even after so many years as it was still considered top secret, even though the Germans built their own successful bouncing bomb
I remember watching this with my dad when I was a kid, thanks for the memory.
Same here... But Mom was joyful, cos her family were under Hitler's tyranny and their farm was used as a POW camp for Frenchies, that they released after Bismark was sank. Then did their best against all Nazis, and Gestapo
I would watch every year with my father WW2 vet on USS Iowa when I was about 8-11 I think near thxgiving or Christmas
Now I’m 60 and Dad been gone for 4 years
What a movie! Thanks for sharing. Again.
Saw this movie when I was very much younger. The memory of the war would have still been fresh when it was filmed. My Grandfather served in both world wars, my Father was a child in England at the time of the war. I was raised with a deep connection to that time and had the privilege of reading actual newspapers my Grandfather handed down from these years. Yet, still can't fully appreciate all that was done for us all these decades later.
Thanks for sharing, I miss watching this classic with great acting! Dana Wynter was a beautiful actress born in Germany raised in the UK and settled in California in later years. Kenneth More was convincing in his disdain for glory hungry Fleet Admiral Lutjens and Carl Mohner nailed his role as Captain Lindemann
It's a great piece of cinematic storytelling. And over half a century old, still tense and dramatic.
Thank you for this great film.
The hood was such a beautiful ship😢
There are photos of the HMS Hood visiting Vancouver on her Pacific tour. I think in 1922
There’s nothing like the hood bruh!
This movie was based on the book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck. Kenneth Moore served as a lieutenant on HMS Victorious. Code breaking of Bletchley Park were not declassified until 1975, therefor the movie didn't divulge that Shepards hunches about the movements of Bismarck were supported by intelligence. Shepard is a fictional character, the actual Director of Operations was R. A. B. Edwards as stated in the credits.
This is very interesting
One wonders why the film makers felt that a fictionalized DO was necessary.
@markstouse4635 It's called poetic license, Carve her name with pride isn't 100% accurate Violett Szabo's husband didn't write the poem the life that I had, it was a man called Leo Marks who worked with the SOE. Also Violett's parents were not invited to the premier. I suppose a little imagination makes the story more interesting, there were probably lots of captain Shepard type that were never brought up but no doubt they did their bit
My Mom was joyful watching this film decades ago, because her family were under Hitler's tyranny and their farm was used as a POW camp for Frenchies, that they released after Bismark was sank. Then did their best against all Nazis, and Gestapo
Great movie. 10th time or more watching. Great dialogue!
This movie contains some phenomenal miniature pyrotechnic effects for the time - especially the use of some kind of fine powder to simulate large-scale smoke clouds during the destruction of HMS Hood at 40:39 and a terrific use a breakaway models for the destruction of HMS Solent at 01:22:50
This was a great movie to see on the big screen. I saw it when it came out Very stirring. God bless the Royal Navy 🇬🇧🫡
Great movie, Dana Wynter was just so beautiful
I've seen this movie a few times and am always impressed by it's overall quality, considering no CGI was involved. Also always a punch in the guts when Hood went down, so could only imagine the effect on moral it would have had and understand Churchill's demand for the final result. My Father was a Chief Petty officer in the Royal navy during WW11.
I was brought up watching this Film by my parents, grandparents and uncles.
Brilliant movie, just proves Bigger isn't always better , Great Britain a proud Nation 🇬🇧💪🫡
classic watched this many times
God bless Hood - an absolutely beautiful ship
Marvellous film - gripping.
Watched this movie several times. And probably several more. Thanks.😊 1:31:37
Great movie!
1:13:59 I'm no lip-reader, but if I didn't know any better, I'd swear he mouthed _"You stupid fkn bastards!"_ Very strong language for the times!
I love this movie
kenneth moore's hair could have won ww2 all by itself..
There were some inaccuracies in the film. Among them are when the Captain of the Bismarck said they received one hit. In fact, Bismarck was hit three times and was listing to port. Bismarck was not the first to fire. The Royal Navy did. Finally, the Captain said to the Fleet commander I will not have my ship shot out from under me. Finally, the battle was on, and the battle lasted barely 10 minutes.
They don't make moves like this anymore
They don't make movies like this because we don't have a britain anymore.
Movies of all sorts are not like they once were because people's tastes have changed along with movie technology and the way movie-makers get their projects funded and staffed, etc. One amusing difference is that in this flick, a collection of warriors under great pressure didn't utter a single cussword or expletive.
The scene with the scout plane taking the pictures, the getting the film developed then figuring out that it was Bismarck. Now the information would be processed in seconds
I've watched this movie once and the Bismarck gets sunk. How bout the best two out of three?
Sink The Bismarck - Johnny Horton...........great song...."gotta sink the Bismarck to the bottom of the sea
They most important question in all these matters “We have to take?” 17:57 The people never wants it, on either side, but they are the ones who pay for, completely.
Yep, exactly. Well said
They don't make movies like this anymore
They don't make reality like this any mor3
I'm amazed you didn't mention Victorinox. A great value brand which is found in the majority of pro kitchens. Not the best kitchen knives - but possibly the best value.
If you are wondering about the obviously fogged binoculars, the film crew did this on purpose, become the lenses were reflecting the stage lights and even some of the film crew.
Great film. Good solid stiff upper lip performances . Come on chaps sink that ruddy Bismarck
Kenneth More was the star or a powerful central character in a lot of films, but he's enver better his "father turning his back to camera and crying" scene.
One thing I appreciated about HMS Hood's history was that this catastrophic event showed the cost of the Arms Race. In the post-WWI era, the ""Arms Race" referred to the race between penetrating shells vs. armor plating. An advancement in one demanded an advancement in the other. AND OPTICS. The ability to mint better and better optics meant spotting targets and hitting them was critical for all those increasingly piercing shell. The Admiralty had foregone the late '20s armor updates because they wanted to 'show the flag' around the world rather than improve the Hood's life. The same in the 1930s - "We don't have time to improve the Hood." So they didn't and this tale is about their shortsighted refusal.
FYI Dana Wynter pronounces her first name “Donna.”
It was thought that the First World War would prevent war a second time. The Second World War was thought to do the same. The advent of nuclear weapons (that ended the Second World War) should have taught us to be better human beings. But we have learnt nothing.
Don't you think it's human nature to be so over-competitive and self-serving as well as resistant to the lessons of history? I see little hope of our nature changing much.
TBH there has been no war since WW2 where technology has meant both sides taking horrendous casualties. All the wars since have been one side utterly miles ahead in technology and the deaths extremely lopsided in their favour, even if they technically lost the war (Vietnam is a great example, even though the USA technically 'lost' that war, the North Vietnamese suffered 1,700,000 casualties while the Americans only had around 47,000 combat deaths).
We have, Politicians and Industrialists have not.
All the ads spoil the movie. Done and gone after 10 minutes. RUclips is such a dumpster fire right now.
46 min in not one ad. Which is not normal but I'll take. Too bad you couldn't enjoy this great movie
Pretty true to life WW2 film , Hitler's actual speeches , some parts in German , don't make them like that anymore , thank you to the millions of WW2 soldiers , women too , they were not always recognized for their important part in the war 👍🇺🇲🗽🇺🇲 I'm a 67 year old b boomer , more wholesome time back then- Dana Wynter sweet lady
That Walmart ad is so stupid
Interesting in the current woke culture. We are told women were ignored for all their achievements.
Within 5 mins...we couldn't win the war without her...Now that's a very high accolade in a film pre women's lib
Always the way selectively ignore what don't support the narrative😂
Wtf are you babbling about "woke " for. It's a movi, try to keep your loopy obsessive politics out of it.
Dana Wynter would have married me after this movie was made, but I was only two and she didn't go for younger men!
England runs circles around the others on the continent
Adm. Lutjeans was hardly the Nazi he is portrayed in this movie.
This needs to be remade, the Rodney sunk bismark not the king George. Rodney and bismark had 16ins guns and armour plate, king George had 14ins guns and less armour plate. This film makes kg5 look like the ship that made the difference in the fight but Rodney was the star of the show.
Bismarck had 15” - only Rodney had 16” - they did the trick no doubt
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adverts ruin this
I'm glad Moore survived the sinking of Titanic so he could be involved in the sinking of the Bismarck. He certainly played a pompous prig role in this movie when he took command as the director of operations by raising hell with his new subordinates about trivial things like what he considers an improper uniform, an officer eating a sandwich and the wren officer being addressed by her Christian name. I'd be surprised if there weren't mass requests for transfer after his first few minutes on the job.
Why was Sinclair so upset at the end?
Brilliant war film. Not an American in sight....well in the action anyway 😂
39:54 Bismark vs Hood
Too many adverts were allowed by the channel..
Buddy, these advertisers are the actual Sponsors of your *FREE* Movie Tickets.😊
Not many ads and didn't Mar the movie
3 adds in a 1:40 movie is nothing ... some have adds every five minutes
@@pramodparnami6012 Are you a representative of this channel? You may miss one other point, you can’t be monetised for piracy of a film . The channel owner didn’t make the film and I very much doubt they paid a fee to the owners for showing it.
1:07:09 this would turn at least pg13 today
rodney pulverized the bismark
Everything indicates that it was the Germans who sank it.
And yet the British did NOT sink Bismarck. That feat was done by the crew opening "scuttling valves" to prevent Bismarck from falling into enemy hands.
@@Species5008she was done and sunk no matter what they did - she would have foundered
they missed out the sunderland that attacked bismark...
Good movie, indeed, but definitely on the side of fiction rather than historical accuracy. That is particularly true for Admiral Lütjens : He was certainly not a fervent Nazi, quite the contrary in fact. And far from being confident (as he is portrayed in this movie), he actually took to sea on the Bismarck quite convinced it was a suicide mission and he wouldn't survive it.
Check out his Wikipedia page., he seemed to have been a remarkable naval officer.
Next you'll tell us Superman was really a ninety-pound weakling.
@@keithnichols7926 Just check Wikipedia if you are in any way interested about actual history . If you'd rather want to think that Lütjens was a rabid Nazi, please by all means continue to do so. I couldn't care less.
I wasn't disputing the historical evaluation of Lütjens but only alluding to how reality is distorted for dramatic effect.
Don't f with England's boats
and those on the b tried to surrender but the rn thought otherwise..
No surrender signal was made.
A "fantastic, heroic deed" by the British, using dozen of ships to hunt down a single inefficient one. I guess Bismarck story is similar than the Maquis for the French, historical revisionism, to make of for the little results the UK and France achieved during WW2. In case of WW1, the USA only "helped out", while during WW2, it was the USA and Soviet Union who did the work, and the colonizers faired very poorly. But there is always propaganda to help out! :)
Oh, spare us your angst. Your view is as much political revisionism as any other.
First off the US didn't enter the European theater until 1943 well into the war, and the Soviet Union didn't enter on the side of the Allies until 1942. Up until that point it was the British alone fighting the Nazis. Get your history straight before you come on here and make an idiot of yourself.
@deltaboy767 didn't the Germans attack Russia in 1941?
Idiot. Without Britain holding out there could not have been the D Day Landings.
I could imagine Trump as the captain of the Bismarck - if he weren't such an idiot.
Take the U.S. aid , right?
@Nabruj7 What aid? I don't get a penny from the Yanks.
40:42... models are cool.
Worse part of this movie is making Lutgens…the fleet commander , a nazi lover . He was nothing of the sort , quite the opposite . It really does a disservice to portray him as such . He did not support the nazis ….not at all .
Really tired of English propaganda films.
Fiiiyyyahhhhh
P U R E ⭐🏛 MAGNIFICENCE 🦌 ⭐⭐______
Great movie!