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Above Us the Waves

6.119551h 39mMovieWar

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.

DirectorRalph Thomas
WriterRobin Estridge
ProducersWilliam MacQuitty·Earl St. John

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Cast · Directed by Ralph Thomas

JMJohn Mills
John Mills
Commandant Fraser
JGJohn Gregson
John Gregson
Lieutenant Alec Duffy
DSDonald Sinden
Donald Sinden
Lieutenant Tom Corbett
JJJames Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
Admiral Ryder
MMMichael Medwin
Michael Medwin
Smart
TBTheodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel
German Officer
JKJames Kenney
James Kenney
Abercrombie
WRWilliam Russell
William Russell
Ramsey
OHO.E. Hasse
O.E. Hasse
Captain of the Tirpitz
LPLee Patterson
Lee Patterson
Cox
HTHarry Towb
Harry Towb
McCleery
CCCyril Chamberlain
Cyril Chamberlain
CPO Chubb

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