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The Sea Chase (1955)

JOHN WAYNE - a skipper sworn never to be taken! LANA TURNER - the fuse of his floating time-bomb!

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : John Farrow
Writer : James Warner Bellah, John Twist

Synopsis

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.

Actors

John Wayne
John Wayne
Captain Karl Ehrlich
Lana Turner
Lana Turner
Elsa Keller
David Farrar
David Farrar
Commander Jeff Napier
James Arness
James Arness
Schlieter
Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter
Cadet Wesser
Lyle Bettger
Lyle Bettger
Chief Officer Kirchner
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Max Heinz
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Winkler
John Qualen
John Qualen
Chief Engineer Schmitt
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.
Wentz
Richard Davalos
Richard Davalos
Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)
Lowell Gilmore
Lowell Gilmore
Luis van Rooten
Luis van Rooten
Wilton Graff
Wilton Graff
Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney
John Doucette
John Doucette
Alan Lee
Alan Lee

Crews

John Farrow
John Farrow
Director
James Warner Bellah
James Warner Bellah
Screenplay
John Twist
John Twist
Screenplay
Andrew Geer
Andrew Geer
Novel
William Wallace
William Wallace
Set Decoration
Roy Webb
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
William H. Clothier
William H. Clothier
Director of Photography
Robert Turner
Robert Turner
Props
John Farrow
John Farrow
Producer
William H. Ziegler
William H. Ziegler
Editor

Trailers and other movies

The Sea Chase - Original Theatrical Trailer

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