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The Sea Chase

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

Director(s)

John Farrow

Cast & Crew

John Wayne

John Wayne

Captain Karl Ehrlich

John Doucette

John Doucette

Bos'n

John Qualen

John Qualen

Chief Engineer Schmitt

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Winkler

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Max Heinz

John Farrow

John Farrow

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Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Wentz

Alan Lee

Alan Lee

Brounck

James Arness

James Arness

Schlieter

Richard Davalos

Richard Davalos

Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Capt. Evans

Luis van Rooten

Luis van Rooten

Matz

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

Cadet Wesser

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Elsa Keller

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

Consul General Hepke

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Chief Officer Kirchner

David Farrar

David Farrar

Commander Jeff Napier

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Bachman

Richard Lupino

Richard Lupino

British Officer of the Watch

Details

GenresWar, Action, Drama
Runtime1h 57 mins
Released on04 Jun 1955
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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