This film has to up there with the classics, because it really is a good bit of cinema. It follows the story of a British crew that attempt to destroy a German warship known as the 'Tirpitz'. They use 1-2 man-operated sub's to carry out there mission.
If you look at war films of this time, you have two categories. The first is War films that were made during the war, where you had to bare witness to all the injected propaganda, such as 'Millions Like Us' or David Lean's 'This Happy Breed'. ‘Above us The Wave’ falls into the post-WW2, which means it focuses more on the front line war hero. It has a well mixed blend of humour and entertainment, when the crew train and banter each other, as well as having some very dark and suspenseful scenes, particularly when the mini sub's are in action.
All in all I loved this, even if it is an old film.
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Above Us The Waves [1955]
Directed by Ralph Thomas, Above Us the Waves (1955) tells of a Royal Navy mission to sink
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the "invincible" German battleship Tirpitz, off the Norwegian coast. John Mills is calm and confident as the mission commander, with strong support from John Greg...
Above Us The Waves [1955]
Directed by Ralph Thomas, Above Us the Waves (1955) tells of a Royal Navy mission to sink
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the "invincible" German battleship Tirpitz, off the Norwegian coast. John Mills is calm and confident as the mission commander, with strong support from John Greg...
