Expedition: Bismarck (TV 2002)

Directors:

James Cameron, Gary Johnstone

Stars:

Lance Henriksen, James Cameron, Walter Weintz

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Lance Henriksen	...	Narrator (voice)
James Cameron	...	Himself
Walter Weintz	...	Himself
Curt Lowens	...	Walter Weintz (voice)
Karl Kuhn	...	Himself
Richard Doyle	...	Karl Kuhn (voice)
Heinz Steeg	...	Himself
Kai Wulff	...	Heinz Steeg (voice)
Blake Sutton	...	Young Walter Weintz
Dean James	...	Young Karl Kuhn (as Dean Jones)
Chris Shafer	...	Young Heinz Steeg (as Christopher Shafer)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lewis Abernathy	...	Himself - MIR Co-pilot
David J. Bercuson	...	Himself (Bismarck Historian)
Mike Cameron	...	Himself
Holger Herwig	...	Himself (Bismarck Historian)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

world war two | sea battle

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Discovery Channel

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Russian

Release Date:

8 December 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

James Cameron's Expedition: Bismarck

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Discovery Channel Pictures, Earthship Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The recreations of the Bismarck were filmed aboard the USS North Carolina, a decommissioned World War II battleship. The ship now serves as a museum in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Connections

Referenced in Capturing Avatar (2010)

User Reviews

OK,but loses its focus at times (6.5/10)

for the most pat,this documentary is pretty decent viewing.it's mainly about the German juggernaut war ship Bismark and it's sinking.it gives a bit of a brief history of the ship.the some battle scenes are shown,many computer animated.the ship is shown as it sinks int the water under a barrage of British fire from most of the British fleet.meanwhile James Cameron and his crew prepare to explore the wreckage of the ship on the sea floor,using two submersibles.the footage of the ship 61 years almost to the day that it was sunk is pretty impressive.you get a real idea of how massive and well built the ship was.Cameron's crew were also able to enter the ship through many different holes,some caused by enemy artillery.you get an idea of what the inside of the was like.along with Cameron and company are two survivors of the sinking.there are a few things I didn't like here.one is that they never really had the two survivors relate much of their story,which would have been nice.another thing is i felt it took too long to get to the point where they were exploring the wreckage.also instead of letting the viewing just enjoy what they are seeing,sometimes Cameron and crew throw in some "ooh" and "ahh" comments.the documentary focuses a bit too much on the scientists and the technicians,which is not really interesting.there are a few scenes i thought they could have left out,which had very little to do with anything.other than that,though,it wasn't too bad.the computer animation was outstanding.i should qualify this by saying that this version is a two disc set,which contains special features.one of the feature is called Behind the Scenes,which has a featurette entitled Survivors.i haven't watched any of the features,but this one presumably focuses on the two survivors who are with the expedition.how in depth,i don't know.either way,though that footage should have been included in the actual feature.for me Expedition Bismark is a 6/10