Movie·1955·1h 57m
The Sea Chase
JOHN WAYNE - a skipper sworn never to be taken! LANA TURNER - the fuse of his floating time-bomb!
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
James Warner Bellah, John Twist
Producer
John Farrow
Cinematography
William H. Clothier
Music
Roy Webb
Editor
William H. Ziegler
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Region: US
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Cast
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
Luis van Rooten
Matz
Wilton Graff
Consul General Hepke
Peter Whitney
Bachman
John Doucette
Bos'n
Alan Lee
Brounck
Richard Lupino
British Officer of the Watch
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Crew
John Farrow
Director, Producer
James Warner Bellah
Screenplay
John Twist
Screenplay
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
William H. Clothier
Director of Photography
William H. Ziegler
Editor
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