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Directed by Ralph Thomas, Above Us the Waves (1955) tells of a Royal Navy mission to sink the "invincible" German battleship Tirpitz, off the Norwegian coast. John Mills is calm and confident as the mission commander, with strong support from John Gregson and Donald Sinden--all treated by the German personnel as fellow gentlemen when captured. Despite stirring music from Arthur Benjamin, the action sequences are visually no more than adequate, and the film is only a partial success.--Richard Whitehouse
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Judging by the number of times it has shown up on TV, Above Us the Waves may be American viewers' favorite British war film. Most of the film is set in a British midget submarine, commandeered by John Mills. The sub's mission (together with its "fellow" vessels) is to sink the German battleship Tirpitz. This will be accomplished by the midget sub fleet sneaking into Norwegian waters, floating beneath the Tirpitz, then planting explosives. Only Mills' sub manages to complete the mission. Based on a true-life 1943 incident, Above Us the Waves takes a revisionist approach by showing the German officers and seamen to be human beings rather than faceless minions of Hitler. ...Above Us The Waves ( Above Us the Wave )
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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This is a really good show. Depicting the struggle of the courageous band of volunteers who manned the midget submarines on the mission to destroy the Tirpitz, the shooting and superb casting make for a tense atmosphere - where the audience begins to feel the pressure of being trapped under the ocean in cramped conditions with a vitally important mission to perform. A tribute to British spirit and ingenuity!
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Excellent to see this iconic and formative film. Wholly from the UK viewpoint - midget submarine and human torpedo warfare. Lots of nostalgia.
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VCI Entertainment and London Independent Producers presents "ABOVE US THE WAVES" (1955) (100 min/B&W) -- Starring John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice, Michael Medwin, James Kenney & Theodore Bikel
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Another great film from the British Invasion from VCI. This film is a low key film with subdued performances. War isn't depicted as a heroic game, as these men face deadly danger and fully aware of it. Do your job and carry on quietly - now that's bloody real courage for you.
German stereotypes on the Tirpitz, yet their Captain salutes the "brave men" who have arrived to attack his boat.
Great acting, powerful direction and real emotion, with an excellent British cast the way they used to make them.
John Mills and John Gregson are the background of training and the eventual attack is very absorbing, filmed in beautiful stark black and white.
Watch for a young Anthony Newley in the Midget X class submarine sequences.
Special footnote: -- In the film, the name of the vessel that carried the manned human torpedo chariots was called "Ingebord" but in the real-life it was really named "Arthur". The code-name of the real life World War II mission that this film was based on was Operation Source. This operation utilized the Royal Navy's midget X class submarines.
BIOS:
1. Ralph Thomas (Director)
Date of Birth: 10 August 1915 - Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
Date of Death: 17 March 2001 - London, England, UK
2. John Mills[aka: Lewis Ernest Watts Mills]
Date of Birth: 22 February 1908 - The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Date of Death: 23 April 2005 - Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
3. John Gregson [aka: Harold John Gregson]
Date of Birth: 15 March 1919 - Liverpool, England, UK
Date of Death: 8 January 1975 - Porlock Weir, Somerset, England, UK
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 4 Stars
Performance: 4 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 99 min on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment ~ (May 3, 2011)
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Another great film from the British Invasion from VCI. This film is a low key film with subdued performances. War isn't depicted as a heroic game, as these men face deadly danger and fully aware of it. Do your job and carry on quietly - now that's bloody real courage for you.
German stereotypes on the Tirpitz, yet their Captain salutes the "brave men" who have arrived to attack his boat.
Great acting, powerful direction and real emotion, with an excellent British cast the way they used to make them.
John Mills and John Gregson are the background of training and the eventual attack is very absorbing, filmed in beautiful stark black and white.
Watch for a young Anthony Newley in the Midget X class submarine sequences.
Special footnote: -- In the film, the name of the vessel that carried the manned human torpedo chariots was called "Ingebord" but in the real-life it was really named "Arthur". The code-name of the real life World War II mission that this film was based on was Operation Source. This operation utilized the Royal Navy's midget X class submarines.
BIOS:
1. Ralph Thomas (Director)
Date of Birth: 10 August 1915 - Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
Date of Death: 17 March 2001 - London, England, UK
2. John Mills[aka: Lewis Ernest Watts Mills]
Date of Birth: 22 February 1908 - The Watts Naval Training College, North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Date of Death: 23 April 2005 - Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
3. John Gregson [aka: Harold John Gregson]
Date of Birth: 15 March 1919 - Liverpool, England, UK
Date of Death: 8 January 1975 - Porlock Weir, Somerset, England, UK
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 4 Stars
Performance: 4 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 99 min on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment ~ (May 3, 2011)
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An excellent old film but one worth watching again.The acting and action was very good and historically accurate as far as I can tell. Good entertainment
Published 2 months ago by Jimdel
Dreadful film
This is an astonishingly poor film. Full of dull talk and unthinking stiff upper lip attitudes, no attempt to explore character or to examine in any depth what's involved in... Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2009 by Humpty Dumpty
Really British
Above Us The Waves starrs John Mills who is always super as a great Britsh hero and this is how this film wins! Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2007 by "Smith" Reader
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