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Above Us the Waves (1955) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Earl St. John and William MacQuitty.

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When the film was made Queen Elizabeth II was on the throne, but throughout the war it was her father, King George VI, who was the monarch. Whether by design or chance most of the cast in the film have historically accurate cap badges, which is to say they include a King's crown. The notable exception is John Mills, whose cap badge has a Queen's crown.
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.
This movie features a scene where there is an underwater man-to-man fight between Nazi German and British frogmen in an anti-submarine net but in the real-life mini-sub attack on the Tirpitz, this fight did not occur.
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