Above Us the Waves

6.1
  • Genre: War
  • Run time: 99 min
  • Premiere: 1955. March 29.

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.

Discover

John Mills

Commandant Fraser

John Gregson

Lieutenant Alec Duffy

Donald Sinden

Lieutenant Tom Corbett

Theodore Bikel

German Officer

James Kenney

Abercrombie

O.E. Hasse

Captain of the Tirpitz

Harry Towb

McCleery

Tony Wager

George

Lyndon Brook

Diver Navigator, X2

Anthony Newley

Engineer, X2

John Horsley

Lt. Anderson

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)

Frank Lawton

Naval Officer in Briefing Room (uncredited)

Art

George Provis

Art Direction

Camera

Ernest Steward

Director of Photography

Directing

Ralph Thomas

Director

Editing

Production

Earl St. John

Executive Producer

Sound

Arthur Benjamin

Original Music Composer

Writing

Robin Estridge

Screenplay

Art

George Provis

Art Direction

Camera

Ernest Steward

Director of Photography

Directing

Ralph Thomas

Director

Editing

Production

Earl St. John

Executive Producer

Sound

Arthur Benjamin

Original Music Composer

Writing

Robin Estridge

Screenplay