Above Us the Waves
1955 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,679 VOTES · DIR. Ralph Thomas
Overview
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to attack by conventional means, so a plan is hatched for a special commando unit to attack it, using midget submarines to plant underwater explosives.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,001 lines
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00:01:50 It has been reported that the Nazi fleet of U-boats exceeds 500.
00:04:14 Remember that.
00:07:22 We must think up something else, mustn't we?
00:11:00 - Sounds as if they knew we were coming. - That's just normal procedure.
00:15:44 You
00:18:05 You don't think I ought to back out, then?
00:20:59 And every yard of it is going to be tricky.
00:27:05 Can you attack in this weather?
00:30:00 What happened?
00:34:48 - Fly us back to... - But I...
00:37:18 Unless they're too sick to stand up.
00:39:28 Come on, what are you going to do?
00:41:42 All right?
00:45:10 My God.
00:49:37 Could be this island. There's a fishing village there.
00:52:09 Take her down.
00:56:05 It'll mean periscope depth all the way - unless we get too close to a Jerry ship.
01:01:37 - Open No.2 Kingston. - No. 2 Kingston open, sir.
01:04:04 Stand by to dive, sir.
01:08:14 Side cargo makes a bigger bang than that.
01:12:31 Ja!
01:19:11 Hell, no. Flood the whole chute.
01:24:06 Good grief! Look at her.
01:28:00 You'll be sent to prison camp, in any case.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,001
Dialogue density10.1 lines / min
First line00:01:50
Final line01:28:00
Production Record
DirectorRalph Thomas
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,679