Above Us the Waves
“Their Orders...Sink the Tirpitz!”
1955•1h 39m•6.1•Released
War
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.
Director
Ralph Thomas
Writer
Robin Estridge
Languages
English, German, Swedish
Studio
London Independent Producers
Cast
John Mills
Commandant Fraser
John Gregson
Lieutenant Alec Duffy
Donald Sinden
Lieutenant Tom Corbett
James Robertson Justice
Admiral Ryder
Michael Medwin
Smart
Theodore Bikel
German Officer
James Kenney
Abercrombie
William Russell
Ramsey
O.E. Hasse
Captain of the Tirpitz
Lee Patterson
Cox
Harry Towb
McCleery
Cyril Chamberlain
CPO Chubb
Tony Wager
George
Leslie Weston
Winley
Lyndon Brook
Diver Navigator, X2
Production
Company
London Independent Producers
Producer
William MacQuitty
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