The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase (1955)

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.

Date of release
1955-06-04
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (55)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
War, Action, Drama
Director
John Farrow

Casting

  • John Wayne — Captain Karl Ehrlich
  • Lana Turner — Elsa Keller
  • David Farrar — Commander Jeff Napier
  • James Arness — Schlieter
  • Tab Hunter — Cadet Wesser
  • Lyle Bettger — Chief Officer Kirchner
  • Paul Fix — Max Heinz
  • Claude Akins — Winkler
  • John Qualen — Chief Engineer Schmitt
  • Alan Hale Jr. — Wentz
  • Richard Davalos — Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)
  • Lowell Gilmore — Capt. Evans

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