Above Us the Waves (1955)
1h 39m
Running Time
March 29, 1955Release Date
Above Us the Waves (1955)
1h 39m
Running Time
March 29, 1955Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
John Mills
Cmdr. Fraser
John Gregson
Lt Alec Duffy
Donald Sinden
Lt Tom Corbett
James Robertson Justice
Adm. Ryder
Michael Medwin
Smart
James Kenney
Abercrombie
O.E. Hasse
Captain of the Tirpitz
Lee Patterson
Cox
William Russell
Ramsey
Theodore Bikel
German Officer
Harry Towb
McCleery
Ralph Thomas
Director
Cyril Chamberlain
CPO Chubb
Tony Wager
George
Leslie Weston
Winley
Lyndon Brook
Diver Navigator, X2
Robin Estridge
Writer
Thomas Heathcote
Hutchins
William MacQuitty
Producer
Arthur Benjamin
Composer
Anthony Newley
Engineer, X2
John Horsley
Lt. Anderson
Ernest Steward
Cinematographer
Gerald Thomas
Editor
William Franklyn
No. 1, X2
Guido Lorraine
Officer Interpreter
Raymond Francis
Officer on Towing Sub. (1)
Basil Appleby
Officer on Towing Sub. (2)
Walter Gotell
German Officer on Tirpitz
Victor Harrington
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Howell
German Navy Officer (uncredited)
Barry Keegan
Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 29, 1955
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
Above Us the Waves is a 1955 British war film about human torpedo and midget submarine attacks in Norwegian fjords against the German battleship Tirpitz. Directed by Ralph Thomas, it is based on two true-life attacks by British commando frogmen, first using Chariot manned torpedoes in Operation Title in 1942, and then X-Craft midget submarines in Operation Source in 1943. Filmed at Pinewood Studios, England, with outdoor scenes in Guernsey, some of the original war equipment was used in the film.