Above Us the Waves (1955)
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Judging by the number of times it has shown up on TV, Above Us the Waves may be American viewers' favorite British war film. Most of the film is set in a British midget submarine, commandeered by John Mills. The sub's mission (together with its "fellow" vessels) is to sink the… More Judging by the number of times it has shown up on TV, Above Us the Waves may be American viewers' favorite British war film. Most of the film is set in a British midget submarine, commandeered by John Mills. The sub's mission (together with its "fellow" vessels) is to sink the German battleship Tirpitz. This will be accomplished by the midget sub fleet sneaking into Norwegian waters, floating beneath the Tirpitz, then planting explosives. Only Mills' sub manages to complete the mission. Based on a true-life 1943 incident, Above Us the Waves takes a revisionist approach by showing the German officers and seamen to be human beings rather than faceless minions of Hitler. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ralph Thomas
- Written By
- Charles Esme Thornton Warren, James D. Benson
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 29, 1955 Wide
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Cast
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John Mills
as Cmdr. Frazer
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John Gregson
as Lt. Alec Duffy
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Donald Sinden
as Lt. Tom Corbett
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Michael Medwin
as Smart
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James Kenney
as Abercrombie
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O.E. Hasse
as Captain of the Tirpitz
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Lee Patterson
as Cox
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Lyndon Brook
as Diver Navigator X2
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William Russell
as Ramsey
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Theodore Bikel
as German Officer
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Thomas Heathcote
as Hutchins
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Harry Towb
as McCleery
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Anthony Newley
as Engineer X2
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Cyril Chamberlain
as Chubb
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John Horsley
as Anderson
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Anthony Wager
as George
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William Franklyn
as No. 1 X2
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Leslie Weston
as Winley
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Guido Lorraine
as Officer Interpreter
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James Robertson Justice
as Adm. Ryder
- Raymond Francis
