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.| Status: | Released (1955-03-29) |
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| Screen: | Charles Esme Thornton Warren, James D. Benson, Robin Estridge |
| Productions: | London Independent Producers |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, English, svenska |
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- 90624: John Gregson - Lieutenant Alec Duffy
- 39954: Donald Sinden - Lieutenant Tom Corbett
- 11130: James Robertson Justice - Admiral Ryder
- 29307: Michael Medwin - Smart
- 6609: Theodore Bikel - German Officer
- 118427: James Kenney - Abercrombie
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- 40940: Gerald Thomas - Editor - Editing
- 21602: Ernest Steward - Director of Photography - Camera
- 67681: Earl St. John - Executive Producer - Production
- 31047: Robin Estridge - Screenplay - Writing
- 21598: Ralph Thomas - Director - Directing
- 67680: William MacQuitty - Producer - Production
- 562909: Arthur Benjamin - Original Music Composer - Sound
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John Mills sets off to convince a sceptical Admiral (James Robertson Justice) of the merits of "midget" submarines in active warfare. His intention is to use these tiny craft to lay high explosives underneath the hull of the mighty Nazi battleship "Tirpitz" that is safely anchored in ....
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