Above Us the Waves
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| Directed by | Ralph Thomas |
| Screenplay by | Robin Estridge |
| Based on | Above Us the Waves by C. E. T. Warren & James Benson |
| Produced by | William MacQuitty (executive), Earl St John |
| Starring | John Mills John Gregson Donald Sinden |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Gerald Thomas |
| Music by | Arthur Benjamin |
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| Distributed by | GFD |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £158,772 |
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.