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Above Us the Waves
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6.2In 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.
Released: 1955-03-2999 minDir: Ralph ThomasWar
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Cast
- John Mills as Commandant Fraser
- John Gregson as Lieutenant Alec Duffy
- Donald Sinden as Lieutenant Tom Corbett
- James Robertson Justice as Admiral Ryder
- Michael Medwin as Smart
- Theodore Bikel as German Officer
Themes
- sea
- submarine
- world war ii
- fjord
- norway
- royal navy
- battleship
- 1940s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- submarine warfare
- Director
- Ralph Thomas
- Cast member
- Raymond Francis
- Composer
- Arthur Benjamin
- Producer
- Earl St. John
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Steward
- Narrative location
- Norway
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 851615
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- publication date
- 1967-06-09
- title
- Above Us the Waves
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Gerald Thomas
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