Classic Royal Navy War Movies

  • Sink The Bismarck (1960)
    Based on the true story of the Hunt for the Nazi super-battleship Bismark, this film follows the valiant attempts of the British Admiralty’s chief of operations, Captain Jonathan Shepard (Kenneth More), and his team as they gather intelligence and launch an offensive against the dreaded German juggernaut. Midway through the operation, Shepard is shocked to discover his old rival, Admiral Günther Lütjens (Karel Stepanek), is at the helm of the Bismarck, and the mission suddenly becomes personal..

    Rating : 7.1

    ******
  • War Movie : The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
    A Royal Marine Reserve Major must work with a veteran Captain and a group of incorrigible recruits to attempt what is generally regarded as a suicide mission: the covert destruction of an entire German shipyard in occupied France.

    Rating : 6.6

    ******
  • War Movie – Battle Hell (1957)
    In 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, British warship H.M.S. Amethyst sails up the Yangtse river but on the return trip finds its way blocked by a barrage fire from the Communist Chinese shore batteries.

    Rating : 6.8
    ******
  • War Movie – Glory at Sea (1952)
    In 1940, the Captain of an old Royal Navy destroyer struggles with his crew, as well as the Nazis.

    Rating : 6.3

    ******
  • War Movie – Battle Hell (1957)
    In 1949, during the Chinese Civil War, British warship H.M.S. Amethyst sails up the Yangtse river but on the return trip finds its way blocked by a barrage fire from the Communist Chinese shore batteries.

    Rating : 6.8
    ******
  • War Movie : Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
    In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.

    Rating : 6.6
    ******
  • War Movie –War Movie : The Battle of the River Plate
    In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.

    Rating : 6.6
    ******
  • War Movie : Albert R.N.
    In 1944, at a POW camp in Germany the Allied prisoners use a dummy prop named Albert to fool the German guards and escape.

    Rating : 6.8

    ******
  • War Movie : Malta Story .
    1942 and the island of Malta is battling for survival. The threat of invasion by Axis forces is increasing as air raids wear down its defence. Entering this maelstrom is Flight Lieutenant Peter Ross, an RAF photo-reconnaissance pilot.

    Rating : 6.6

    ******
  • War Movie : The Silent Enemy Gibraltar 1958 – ( Full Film )
    In the Mediterranean in 1941 the Italians start using underwater chariots to mine the undersides of allied ships. Explosives expert Lionel Crabbe arrives in Gibraltar to organise defenses

    Rating : 6.6

    ******
  • War Movie : Above Us the Waves 1955 ( Full Film )
    The attack by British submarines on the German battleship “Tirpitz” in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.

    Rating : 6.6

    ******
  • War Movie : Convoy 1940 ( Full Movie )
    Lt. Cranford lives the life of a playboy sportsman until the outbreak of war when he joins the Royal Navy and is assigned to convoy protection Duties. The convoy is a part of the vital supply chain that is all that is allowing Britain to fight off the Nazi threat. A German battleship targets the convoy protection ships and a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.

    Rating : 6.2

    ******