---
title: 'Above Us the Waves (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ralph Thomas'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/above-us-the-waves-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047797/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Above Us the Waves (1955)

1955 · 99 min · War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ralph Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-thomas)
- **Screenplay:** [Robin Estridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-estridge)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Arthur Benjamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-benjamin)
- **Producer:** [Earl St. John](https://cinepixo.com/people/earl-st-john), [William MacQuitty](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-macquitty)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Steward](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-steward)
- **Editor:** [Gerald Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-thomas)

## Cast

- [James Robertson Justice](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-robertson-justice)
- [Raymond Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-francis)
- [Donald Sinden](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-sinden)
- [John Horsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-horsley)
- [Cyril Chamberlain](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-chamberlain)
- [John Gregson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gregson)
- [Lyndon Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyndon-brook)
- [Walter Gotell](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-gotell)
- [Lee Patterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-patterson)
- [O. E. Hasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/o-e-hasse)
- [William Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-russell)
- [Theodore Bikel](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-bikel)
- [Harry Towb](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-towb)
- [Anthony Newley](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-newley)
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/above-us-the-waves-1955
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