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Above Us the Waves
Original UK poster
Directed byRalph Thomas
Screenplay byRobin Estridge
Based onAbove Us the Waves
by C. E. T. Warren
& James Benson
Produced byWilliam MacQuitty (executive), Earl St John
StarringJohn Mills
John Gregson
Donald Sinden
CinematographyErnest Steward
Edited byGerald Thomas
Music byArthur Benjamin
Production
company
London Independent Producers
Distributed byGFD
Release date
  • 29 March 1955 (1955-03-29)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£158,772[1]

Above Us the Waves is a 1955 British war film about human torpedo and midget submarine attacks in Norwegian fjords against the German battleship Tirpitz. Directed by Ralph Thomas, it is based on two true-life attacks by British commando frogmen, first using Chariot manned torpedoes in Operation Title in 1942, and then X-Craft midget submarines in Operation Source in 1943. Filmed at Pinewood Studios, England, with outdoor scenes in Guernsey, some of the original war equipment was used in the film.

  1. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945–1985. Edinburgh University Press p 359

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