The Sea Chase (1955)

6.2/10 117 min War Action Drama

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.

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

Richard Lupino

British Officer of the Watch

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