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The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase
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The Sea Chase

1955
1h 57m
War
Action
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1955

Runtime

1h 57m

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Storyline

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

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Jun 4, 1955
Languages
English
Director
John Farrow
John Farrow
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

18 Cast Members

John Wayne

John Wayne

Captain Karl Ehrlich

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Elsa Keller

David Farrar

David Farrar

Commander Jeff Napier

James Arness

James Arness

Schlieter

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

Cadet Wesser

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Chief Officer Kirchner

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Max Heinz

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Winkler

John Qualen

John Qualen

Chief Engineer Schmitt

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Wentz

Richard Davalos

Richard Davalos

Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Capt. Evans

Luis van Rooten

Luis van Rooten

Matz

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

Consul General Hepke

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Bachman

John Doucette

John Doucette

Bos'n

Alan Lee

Brounck

Richard Lupino

Richard Lupino

British Officer of the Watch

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