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1955

Above Us the Waves

Directed by Ralph Thomas
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.

Duration

1h 39m

Released

March 29, 1955

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Cast27

  • John Mills
  • John Gregson
  • Donald Sinden
  • James Robertson Justice
  • Michael Medwin
  • Theodore Bikel
  • James Kenney
  • William Russell
  • O.E. Hasse

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