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The Sea Chase

(1955)

June 4, 1955• 1h 57m
62%
TMDB Score

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.

John Farrow

Director

Top Billed Cast

JW

John Wayne

Captain Karl Ehrlich

LT

Lana Turner

Elsa Keller

DF

David Farrar

Commander Jeff Napier

JA

James Arness

Schlieter

TH

Tab Hunter

Cadet Wesser

LB

Lyle Bettger

Chief Officer Kirchner

PF

Paul Fix

Max Heinz

CA

Claude Akins

Winkler

JQ

John Qualen

Chief Engineer Schmitt

AHJ

Alan Hale Jr.

Wentz

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