Watch The Sea Chase (1955) Official Trailer
JOHN WAYNE - a skipper sworn never to be taken! LANA TURNER - the fuse of his floating time-bomb!
6.3 / 10 IMDb June 4, 1955 1h 57m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 57m
Release Date
June 4, 1955
Genre
War, Action, Drama
Status
Released
Revenue
$6,000,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
John Wayne
as Captain Karl Ehrlich
Lana Turner
as Elsa Keller
David Farrar
as Commander Jeff Napier
James Arness
as Schlieter
Tab Hunter
as Cadet Wesser
Lyle Bettger
as Chief Officer Kirchner
Paul Fix
as Max Heinz
Claude Akins
as Winkler
John Qualen
as Chief Engineer Schmitt
Alan Hale Jr.
as Wentz
Richard Davalos
as Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)
Lowell Gilmore
as Capt. Evans
Luis van Rooten
as Matz
Wilton Graff
as Consul General Hepke
Peter Whitney
as Bachman
John Doucette
as Bos'n
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Alan Lee
as Brounck
Richard Lupino
as British Officer of the Watch
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesThe Sea Chase Official Trailer 1955
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