Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

99 mins | War | March 29, 1955

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.

Above Us the Waves

99 mins | War | March 29, 1955

Above Us the Waves
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers London Independent Producers
Original title Above Us the Waves
Directors Ralph Thomas
Writers Robin Estridge

Cast

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)