Above Us the Waves (1955)
Movie Info
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.
Cast
John Mills
as Cmdr. Fraser
as Cmdr. Fraser
James Robertson Justice
as Adm. Ryder
as Adm. Ryder
John Gregson
as Lt Alec Duffy
as Lt Alec Duffy
Donald Sinden
as Lt. Tom Corbett
as Lt. Tom Corbett
Michael Medwin
as Smart
as Smart
James Kenney
as Abercrombie
as Abercrombie
O.E. Hasse
as Captain of the Tirpitz
as Captain of the Tirpitz
William Russell
as Ramsey
as Ramsey
Thomas Heathcote
as Hutchins
as Hutchins
Lee Patterson
as Cox
as Cox
Theodore Bikel
as German Officer
as German Officer
Lyndon Brook
as Diver Navigator, X2
as Diver Navigator, X2
Harry Towb
as McCleery
as McCleery
Anthony Newley
as Engineer, X2
as Engineer, X2
Anthony Wager
as George
as George
Cyril Chamberlain
as Chubb
as Chubb
John Horsley
as Anderson
as Anderson
William Franklyn
as No. 1, X2
as No. 1, X2
Leslie Weston
as Winley
as Winley
Guido Lorraine
as Officer Interpreter
as Officer Interpreter
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