Above Us the Waves (1955)

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.

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	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

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Tagline:	Their Orders...Sink the Tirpitz!
Certification:	Unknown

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Genres: War

Language: Deutsch, English, svenska

Release Date: 29 March 1955

Country: GB

Runtime: 99m

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Company: London Independent Producers

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Cast

	John Mills	Commandant Fraser
	John Gregson	Lieutenant Alec Duffy
	Donald Sinden	Lieutenant Tom Corbett
	James Robertson Justice	Admiral Ryder
	Michael Medwin	Smart
	Theodore Bikel	German Officer
	James Kenney	Abercrombie
	William Russell	Ramsey
	O.E. Hasse	Captain of the Tirpitz
	Lee Patterson	Cox
	Harry Towb	McCleery
	Cyril Chamberlain	CPO Chubb
	Tony Wager	George
	Leslie Weston	Winley
	Lyndon Brook	Diver Navigator, X2
	Thomas Heathcote	Hutchins
	Anthony Newley	Engineer, X2
	John Horsley	Lt. Anderson
	William Franklyn	No. 1, X2
	Guido Lorraine	Officer Interpreter
	Raymond Francis	Officer on Towing Sub. (1)
	Basil Appleby	Officer on Towing Sub. (2)
	Walter Gotell	German Officer on Tirpitz
	Victor Harrington	RAF Officer (uncredited)
	Arthur Howell	German Navy Officer (uncredited)
	Barry Keegan	Sailor on Towing Sub (uncredited)
	Frank Lawton	Naval Officer in Briefing Room (uncredited)