Above Us the Waves (1955)

★ 6.1 1h 39m IMDb
War

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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John Mills
John Mills as Commandant Fraser Died 2005 · The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK Sir John Mills, CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 – 23 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. On screen, he often p...
John Gregson
John Gregson as Lieutenant Alec Duffy Died 1975 · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Gregson  (15 March 1919 – 8 January 1975) was an English actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gregson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full l...
Donald Sinden
Donald Sinden as Lieutenant Tom Corbett Died 2014 · Plymouth, Devon, England, UK ​Sir Donald Alfred Sinden CBE (born 9 October 1923) is an English actor of theatre, film and television. Sinden was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, on 9 October 1923. The son of Alfred Edward Sinden...
James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice as Admiral Ryder Died 1975 · Lewisham, London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Robertson Justice (15 June 1907 – 2 July 1975) was a popular British character actor in British films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Description above fro...
Michael Medwin
Michael Medwin as Smart Died 2020 · London, England, UK Michael Hugh Medwin, OBE (18 July 1923 – 26 February 2020) was an English actor and film producer..
Theodore Bikel
Theodore Bikel as German Officer Died 2015 · Vienna, Austria Theodore Meir Bikel (May 2, 1924 – July 21, 2015) was a character actor, folk singer and musician. He made his film debut in The African Queen and was nominated for an Academy award for his supporting...

Audience Reviews

CinemaSerf 7/10 Nov 14, 2022
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.

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