Above Us the Waves

original title:
Above Us the Waves
other titles:
(X-Boote greifen an)
country / year of production:
Great Britain / 1955
original length:
99 min. , black/white
premiere:
S: 8 August 1955
genre:
history film
based on:
Charles E. T. Warren/ James D. Benson. Above Us The Waves. The story of midget submarines and human torpedoes. London: Harrap, 1953.
director:
Ralph Thomas
film script:
James D. Benson , Robin Estridge , Charles E.T. Warren
producer:
William MacQuitty
cinematographer:
Ernest Steward
editor:
Gerald Thomas
composer:
Arthur Benjamin
cast (role):
John Mills (Cmdr. Fraser) , John Gregson (Lt. Alec Duffy) , Donald Sinden (Lt. Tom Corbett) , James Robertson Justice (Adm. Ryder) , Michael Medwin (Smart) , John Mills , John Gregson , Donald Sinden , James Robertson Justice , Michael Medwin
more:
plot synopsis:
A british submarine fleet is to destroy the unsinkable German battleship "Tirpitz". The submarines shall float beneath the Tirpitz in the Norwegian sea and plant explosives next to it. Only one submarine can complete the mission.
keywords:
navy , sea-battle , submarine , torpedo
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
John Sweetman. Jagd auf die Tirpitz. Luftangriffe 1940 - 1944. Hamburg: Koehler, 2001.
remarks:
The "Tirpitz" was later sunk by R.A.F. Squadron 617.
availability:
DVD