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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.

1955 |1h 39m |  War

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Cast

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John Mills

Commandant Fraser

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John Gregson

Lieutenant Alec Duffy

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Donald Sinden

Lieutenant Tom Corbett

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James Robertson Justice

Admiral Ryder

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Michael Medwin

Smart

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Theodore Bikel

German Officer

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James Kenney

Abercrombie

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William Russell

Ramsey

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O.E. Hasse

Captain of the Tirpitz

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Lee Patterson

Cox

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Harry Towb

McCleery

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Cyril Chamberlain

CPO Chubb

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Tony Wager

George

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Lyndon Brook

Diver Navigator, X2

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Thomas Heathcote

Hutchins

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Anthony Newley

Engineer, X2

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John Horsley

Lt. Anderson

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William Franklyn

No. 1, X2

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Raymond Francis

Officer on Towing Sub. (1)

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Walter Gotell

German Officer on Tirpitz

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Frank Lawton

Naval Officer in Briefing Room (uncredited)

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Status

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Language

German, English, Swedish

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