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The Sea Chase (1955)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Farrow
  • Profile picture of John Wayne
    Captain Karl Ehrlich John Wayne
  • Profile picture of Lana Turner
    Elsa Keller Lana Turner
  • Profile picture of David Farrar
    Commander Jeff Napier David Farrar
  • Profile picture of James Arness
    Schlieter James Arness
  • Profile picture of Tab Hunter
    Cadet Wesser Tab Hunter
  • Profile picture of Lyle Bettger
    Chief Officer Kirchner Lyle Bettger
  • Profile picture of Paul Fix
    Max Heinz Paul Fix
  • Profile picture of Claude Akins
    Winkler Claude Akins

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