CS #384 Sink the Bismarck!

CS #384 Sink the Bismarck!

The 1960 classic war film you are referring to is Sink the Bismarck!. Directed by Lewis Gilbert, it is a black-and-white CinemaScope production that meticulously recounts the Royal Navy's relentless 1941 pursuit of Nazi Germany’s most powerful battleship.
Key Details
Starring: Kenneth More as Captain Jonathan Shepard and Carl Möhner as Captain Ernst Lindemann of the Bismarck.
Supporting Cast: Includes Dana Wynter, Karel Štěpánek, Michael Hordern, and Laurence Naismith.
Plot: Based on C.S. Forester's novel The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck, the film tracks the strategic "back-room" planning in London and the visceral naval combat at sea, from the sinking of HMS Hood to the eventual destruction of the Bismarck.
Notability: It is highly praised for its historical accuracy and its focus on the intelligence officers and planners rather than just front-line combatants.