Above Us the Waves (1955)
Their Orders...Sink the Tirpitz!
92 min
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.
- Release date
- March 29, 1955
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Cast
- John Mills as Cmdr. Fraser
- John Gregson as Lt Alec Duffy
- Donald Sinden as Lt Tom Corbett
- James Robertson Justice as Adm. 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)
- Barry Keegan as Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)
- Frank Lawton as Naval Officer in Briefing Room (uncredited)
Crew
- Ralph Thomas · Director
- Charles Esme Thornton Warren · Writer
- James D. Benson · Writer
- Robin Estridge · Writer
- William MacQuitty · Producer
- Arthur Benjamin · Composer
- Ernest Steward · Cinematographer
- Gerald Thomas · Editor