Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves (1955)

Their Orders...Sink the Tirpitz!

  • Genre: War
  • Release Date: 1955-03-29
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 27 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: London Independent Producers
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Ralph Thomas
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Summary

In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to attack by conventional means, so a plan is hatched for a special commando unit to attack it, using midget submarines to plant underwater explosives.

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  • John Mills

    as Commandant Fraser

  • John Gregson

    as Lieutenant Alec Duffy

  • Donald Sinden

    as Lieutenant Tom Corbett

  • James Robertson Justice

    as Admiral Ryder

  • Michael Medwin

    as Smart

  • Theodore Bikel

    as German Officer

  • James Kenney

    as Abercrombie

  • William Russell

    as Ramsey

  • O.E. Hasse

    as Captain of the Tirpitz

  • Lee Patterson

    as Cox

  • Harry Towb

    as McCleery

  • Cyril Chamberlain

    as CPO Chubb

  • Tony Wager

    as George

  • Leslie Weston

    as Winley

  • Lyndon Brook

    as Diver Navigator, X2

  • Thomas Heathcote

    as Hutchins

  • Anthony Newley

    as Engineer, X2

  • John Horsley

    as Lt. Anderson

  • William Franklyn

    as No. 1, X2

  • Guido Lorraine

    as Officer Interpreter

  • Raymond Francis

    as Officer on Towing Sub. (1)

  • Basil Appleby

    as Officer on Towing Sub. (2)

  • Walter Gotell

    as German Officer on Tirpitz

  • Victor Harrington

    as RAF Officer (uncredited)

  • Arthur Howell

    as German Navy Officer (uncredited)

  • Barry Keegan

    as Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)

  • Frank Lawton

    as Naval Officer in Briefing Room (uncredited)
Editing Gerald Thomas Editor
Camera Ernest Steward Director of Photography
Production Earl St. John Executive Producer
Writing Robin Estridge Screenplay
Directing Ralph Thomas Director
Production William MacQuitty Producer
Sound Arthur Benjamin Original Music Composer
Art George Provis Art Direction

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