Expedition: Bismarck

documentary film by Cameron

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Expedition: Bismarck is a documentary film that chronicles director James Cameron's journey to the Atlantic Ocean to capture footage of the sunken Nazi battleship Bismarck. The Bismarck was a German battleship that served in World War II. It was laid down in 1936, launched in 1939, and had a displacement of 52,600 tons, mounting eight 15-inch guns with a speed of 30 knots. In May 1941, the Bismarck was sunk by British forces after a brief but intense career, with only about 110 of its approximately 2,300 crew members surviving. The wreck of the Bismarck was located in 1989 by oceanographer Robert Ballard. The documentary Expedition: Bismarck won an Emmy Award.12

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James Cameron
Underwater exploration
He codirected Expedition: Bismarck (2002), which took the director and his crew deep into the Atlantic Ocean, where they captured footage of the sunken Nazi battleship Bismarck. The documentary won an Emmy Award. Other underwater excursions were chronicled in Ghosts of the Abyss (2003), which explored the…
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He codirected Expedition: Bismarck (2002), which took the director and his crew deep into the Atlantic Ocean, where they captured footage of the sunken Nazi battleship Bismarck. The documentary won an Emmy Award. Other underwater excursions were chronicled in Ghosts of the Abyss (2003), which explored the…
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