Above Us the Waves (1955)
Director: Ralph Thomas
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Lamentable World War II heroics, told in muddled, would-be semi-documentary style, with the 'Tirpitz' sunk in a flood of stiff upper lips. Mills is the commander sending his midget submarines out into the studio tank.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Ralph Thomas
Producer: William MacQuitty
Cast: John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice, Michael Medwin, James Kenney, Lee Patterson full cast
Genre(s): War
Duration: 99 mins
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