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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.
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Directed by Ralph Thomas
John MillsCommandant Fraser
John GregsonLieutenant Alec Duffy
Donald SindenLieutenant Tom Corbett
James Robertson JusticeAdmiral Ryder
Michael MedwinSmart
Theodore BikelGerman Officer
James KenneyAbercrombie
William RussellRamsey
O.E. HasseCaptain of the Tirpitz
Lee PattersonCox
Harry TowbMcCleery
Cyril ChamberlainCPO ChubbSimilar titles
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CinemaSerfNov 14, 2022
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 a steep-sided Norwegian fjord. John Gregson and Donald Sinden join him on the mission deep into the heart of enemy territory fighting both the elements and the novel technology. You get a sense o… Read more
f he claustrophobic conditions - and of the close teamwork that engenders, as well as the fragility of their craft and; tempered by the odd light-hearted moment, this is quite a gripping little wartime tale.