Product Details

• Actors: Richard Kiley, Robert D. Ballard, Dr. Robert Ballard
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
• DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002S65X6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,219 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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SEARCH FOR THE BATTLESHIP BISMARCK - DVD Movie

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth watching, January 25, 2007

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I. Chiang (Silicon Valley, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic: The Search For the Battleship Bismark (DVD)

There are two worth-talking stories of German warships in World War II. One is the Admiral Graf Spee and the other is the Bismarck, pride of the German Navy.

Just like the Titanic, the mighty battleship Bismarck, built secretly, took a one-way ticket in his maiden voyage. Both ships are both found by Dr. Robert Ballard later thanking to modern equipments. The mission of the Bismarck was to blockade the British. After he sank the HMS Hood in a pretty short time, it caused a tremendous shock to the British and the Royal Navy was anxiously trying any way possible to sink him.

The style is similar to the DVD "The Battle of Midway" released by NG. Documentaries, interviews with survivors in that battle, and the progress of searching the sunken Bismarck interweave through this film. The going is smooth without redundancy.

I recommend this film to people who are interested in WW II history and battleships. If you like "The Battle of Midway" and "The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal", both released by NG, you would like this, too.

It is to my surprise that no one has reviewed this DVD. I think it deserves better and so I wrote the first review of it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The end of DKS Bismarck, January 17, 2010

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Phil from Fargo (Fargo, North Dakota, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: National Geographic: The Search For the Battleship Bismark (DVD)

This is a well-done documentary which one would expect to come from National Geographic. I really liked it and would recommend it to anyone.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical, past and present., May 17, 2010

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05Hogs Rule (Army Kaserne, Germany) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: National Geographic: The Search For the Battleship Bismark (DVD)

Dr Robert Ballard, National Geographic and the U.S. Navy support teams do a fantastic job!!!

--This film is dedicated to someone who I believe is Dr Ballards son, Todd.
I believe his son is in this footage, assiting in the survey for the Bismark.

--Dr Ballard, Im sorry for your loss. I hope it finds a place in your heart that you shared your work with your son, and its preserved on film forever, on such a historical challenge.

The mix of historical footage, interviews with the remaining survivors of WWII that took part, well done folks!!