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The Sea Chase (1955)

NR · 1955-06-04 · 1h 57m · EN
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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.

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John WayneJohn WayneCaptain Karl EhrlichLana TurnerLana TurnerElsa KellerDavid FarrarDavid FarrarCommander Jeff NapierJames ArnessJames ArnessSchlieterTab HunterTab HunterCadet WesserLyle BettgerLyle BettgerChief Officer KirchnerPaul FixPaul FixMax HeinzClaude AkinsClaude AkinsWinklerJohn QualenJohn QualenChief Engineer SchmittAlan Hale Jr.Alan Hale Jr.WentzRichard DavalosRichard DavalosCadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)Lowell GilmoreLowell GilmoreCapt. Evans

Keywords

World war iiFreighterFemale spySea battlePacific theaterSteam shipSea captainNazi crimesSea chase

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Genre affinityDrama · WarTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Freighter · Female SpyDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · World War IiDirector preference198070Actor preference159710 · 228037 · 159814

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What is The Sea Chase about?

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.

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The Sea Chase has a runtime of 117 minutes.

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