Above Us the Waves
6.6
“Their Orders...Sink the Tirpitz!”
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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Cast
27 people
John Mills
Commandant Fraser
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
John Gregson
Lieutenant Alec Duffy
Known for
The Battle of the River Plate
Genevieve
Donald Sinden
Lieutenant Tom Corbett
Known for
The Island at the Top of the World
Balto
James Robertson Justice
Admiral Ryder
Known for
Moby Dick
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Michael Medwin
Smart
Known for
The Duchess
A Countess from Hong Kong
Theodore Bikel
German Officer
Known for
The African Queen
My Fair Lady
James Kenney
Abercrombie
Known for
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
William Russell
Ramsey
Known for
Doctor Who
The Great Escape
O.E. Hasse
Captain of the Tirpitz
Known for
I Confess
State of Siege
Lee Patterson
Cox
Known for
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Chato's Land
Harry Towb
McCleery
Known for
The Day Today
Moll Flanders
Cyril Chamberlain
CPO Chubb
Known for
Carry On Teacher
Two-Way Stretch
Ralph Thomas Director · Robin Estridge Screenplay Arthur Benjamin Composer
United States release October 26, 1956 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, German, Spanish, Swedish
Production
London Independent Producers
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Spanish · Swedish
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 29, 1955
Theatrical
United States · October 26, 1956
Theatrical
Sweden
August 8, 1955 · Theatrical
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