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The Sea Chase

JOHN WAYNE - a skipper sworn never to be taken! LANA TURNER - the fuse of his floating time-bomb!

  • Movie
  • 1955
  • NR
  • 1h 57m

Directed by John Farrow

6.3

TMDB audience rating
6.3 out of 10 from 55 votes

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Overview

As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his vessel is Elsa Keller, a woman Ehrlich has been ordered to return to Germany safely along with whatever secrets she carries. When Ehrlich's fiercely Nazi chief officer Kirchner commits an atrocity, the British pursuit becomes deadly.

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Cast and crew

  • John Wayne

    John WayneCaptain Karl Ehrlich

  • Lana Turner

    Lana TurnerElsa Keller

  • David Farrar

    David FarrarCommander Jeff Napier

  • James Arness

    James ArnessSchlieter

  • Tab Hunter

    Tab HunterCadet Wesser

  • Lyle Bettger

    Lyle BettgerChief Officer Kirchner

  • Paul Fix

    Paul FixMax Heinz

  • Claude Akins

    Claude AkinsWinkler

  • John Qualen

    John QualenChief Engineer Schmitt

  • Alan Hale Jr.

    Alan Hale Jr.Wentz

  • Richard Davalos

    Richard DavalosCadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)

  • Lowell Gilmore

    Lowell GilmoreCapt. Evans

  • Luis van Rooten

    Luis van RootenMatz

  • Wilton Graff

    Wilton GraffConsul General Hepke

  • Peter Whitney

    Peter WhitneyBachman

  • John Doucette

    John DoucetteBos'n

  • Alan LeeBrounck

  • Richard Lupino

    Richard LupinoBritish Officer of the Watch

Director
John Farrow
Writer
James Warner Bellah, John Twist and Andrew Geer
Music
Roy Webb
Cinematography
William H. Clothier