War

Above Us the Waves

- 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.

Release Date : 1955-03-29

Language :GermanEnglishSwedish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : London Independent Producers

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Commandant Fraser

Original Name : John Mills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant Alec Duffy

Original Name : John Gregson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant Tom Corbett

Original Name : Donald Sinden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Admiral Ryder

Original Name : James Robertson Justice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smart

Original Name : Michael Medwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Officer

Original Name : Theodore Bikel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abercrombie

Original Name : James Kenney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ramsey

Original Name : William Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain of the Tirpitz

Original Name : O.E. Hasse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cox

Original Name : Lee Patterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : McCleery

Original Name : Harry Towb

Gender : Male

Character Name : CPO Chubb

Original Name : Cyril Chamberlain

Gender : Male

Character Name : George

Original Name : Tony Wager

Gender : Male

Character Name : Winley

Original Name : Leslie Weston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diver Navigator, X2

Original Name : Lyndon Brook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hutchins

Original Name : Thomas Heathcote

Gender : Male

Character Name : Engineer, X2

Original Name : Anthony Newley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Anderson

Original Name : John Horsley

Gender : Male

Character Name : No. 1, X2

Original Name : William Franklyn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Interpreter

Original Name : Guido Lorraine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer on Towing Sub. (1)

Original Name : Raymond Francis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer on Towing Sub. (2)

Original Name : Basil Appleby

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Officer on Tirpitz

Original Name : Walter Gotell

Gender : Male

Character Name : RAF Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Harrington

Gender : Male

Character Name : German Navy Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Howell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)

Original Name : Barry Keegan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Naval Officer in Briefing Room (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Lawton

Gender : Male

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@Geronimo1967

2022-11-14

John Mills sets off to convince a sceptical Admiral (James Robertson Justice) of the merits of "midget" submarines in active warfare. His intention is to use these tiny craft to lay high explosives underneath the hull of the mighty Nazi battleship "Tirpitz" that is safely anchored in a steep-sided Norwegian fjord. John Gregson and Donald Sinden join him on the mission deep into the heart of enemy territory fighting both the elements and the novel technology. You get a sense of he claustrophobic conditions - and of the close teamwork that engenders, as well as the fragility of their craft and; tempered by the odd light-hearted moment, this is quite a gripping little wartime tale.