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Casting

Director

Lewis Gilbert

Producer

John Brabourne

Screenplay

Edmund H. North

Story

Edmund H. North

Original Music Composer

Clifton Parker

Director of Photography

Christopher Challis

Editor

Peter R. Hunt

Casting

Nora Roberts

Art Direction

Arthur Lawson

Makeup Artist

W.T. Partleton

Camera Operator

Austin Dempster

Kenneth More
Kenneth MoreCaptain Jonathan Shepard
Dana Wynter
Dana WynterWRNS Second Officer Anne Davis
Carl Möhner
Carl MöhnerCaptain Lindemann - 'Bismarck'
Laurence Naismith
Laurence NaismithFirst Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey KeenAssistant Chief of the Naval Staff (A.C.N.S.)
Karl Stepanek
Karl StepanekAdmiral Lutjens - 'Bismarck'
Michael Hordern
Michael HordernAdmiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief - 'King George'
Maurice Denham
Maurice DenhamCommander Richards
Michael Goodliffe
Michael GoodliffeCaptain Banister
Esmond Knight
Esmond KnightCaptain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
Jack Watling
Jack WatlingRNVR Signals Officer
Jack Gwillim
Jack GwillimCaptain Wilfrid Patterson - 'King George V'
Mark Dignam
Mark DignamCaptain Maund - 'Ark Royal'
Ernest Clark
Ernest ClarkCaptain Ellis - 'Suffolk'
John Horsley
John HorsleyCaptain - 'Sheffield'
Peter Burton
Peter BurtonCaptain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla
John Stuart
John StuartCaptain Kerr - 'Hood'
Walter Hudd
Walter HuddAdmiral Holland - 'Hood'
Sydney Tafler
Sydney TaflerHenry - First Workman, 'Prince of Wales'
Sean Barrett
Sean BarrettAble Seaman Brown
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Thomas Waldron PriceFlag Lieutenant to First Sea Lord
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. MurrowHimself - Edward R. Murrow
John Stride
John StrideTom Shepard, Captain Shepard's son, TAG - Ark Royal's Swordfish Squadron (uncredited)
Peter Dyneley
Peter DyneleyCommander Jenkins (uncredited)
Victor Maddern
Victor MaddernAble Seaman Outside Admiralty (uncredited)
David Hemmings
David HemmingsSeaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Johnny Briggs
Johnny BriggsSeaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Norman Shelley
Norman ShelleyVoice of Winston Churchill (uncredited)
John Barron
John BarronOfficer P.R.O (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Harold GoodwinAirman on Phone (uncredited)
Walter Gotell
Walter GotellSignals Officer Mueller on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Sam Kydd
Sam KyddCivilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Glyn Houston
Glyn HoustonAble Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Cameron Hall
Cameron HallCivilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Peter Forbes-Robertson
Peter Forbes-RobertsonSignalman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Michael Ripper
Michael RipperAble Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
Michael Balfour
Michael BalfourAble Seaman - Lookout on 'Suffolk' (uncredited)
Graham Stark
Graham StarkPetty Officer Williams (uncredited)
Olaf Pooley
Olaf PooleyOfficer of the Watch - 'Sheffield' (uncredited)
Edwin Richfield
Edwin RichfieldBridge Officer (uncredited)
George Pravda
George PravdaDamage Control Officer - Bismarck (uncredited)
Russell Napier
Russell NapierAir Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Edward Judd
Edward JuddNavigating Officer - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Bernard Lee
Bernard LeeFiring Officer (uncredited)
Robert Brown
Robert BrownGunnery Officer - 'King George V' (uncredited)
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Max ButterfieldDark Room Technician (uncredited)
Mark Burns
Mark BurnsNaval Rating on Phone (uncredited)
Roy Castle
Roy CastleAble Seaman - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
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Victor BeaumontOfficer - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
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Richard BealePetty Officer on Phone (uncredited)
Donald Churchill
Donald ChurchillAble Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Peter Cellier
Peter CellierFirst Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited)
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Charles HoustonAirman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Patrick Jordan
Patrick JordanSOE Agent in Norway (uncredited)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Ronald Leigh-HuntSomers - Officer 'King George V' (uncredited)
Hugh Latimer
Hugh LatimerCommander - War Room (uncredited)
Sean Lynch
Sean LynchMail Clerk - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
Julian Somers
Julian SomersCivilian Worker - 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)
Michael Sarne
Michael SarneHoffman - 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Robert Desmond
Robert DesmondDexter (uncredited)
John Bailey
John BaileyNaval Officer (uncredited)
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Michael CollinsLookout - Second Destroyer (uncredited)
John G. Heller
John G. HellerLt. Becker on the 'Bismarck' (uncredited)
Ian Hendry
Ian HendryMeteorological Officer on 'King George V' (uncredited)
Ronald Hines
Ronald HinesOfficer on Bridge of 'Prince of Wales' (uncredited)