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The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

# JOHN WAYNE - a skipper sworn never to be taken! LANA TURNER - the fuse of his floating time-bomb!
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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1955-06-04
⌚ Running Time: 117 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.1

Beloved Cast

John Wayne original image
Captain Karl Ehrlich
John Wayne
Lana Turner original image
Elsa Keller
Lana Turner
David Farrar original image
Commander Jeff Napier
David Farrar
James Arness original image
Schlieter
James Arness
Tab Hunter original image
Cadet Wesser
Tab Hunter
Lyle Bettger original image
Chief Officer Kirchner
Lyle Bettger
Paul Fix original image
Max Heinz
Paul Fix
Claude Akins original image
Winkler
Claude Akins
John Qualen original image
Chief Engineer Schmitt
John Qualen
Alan Hale Jr. original image
Wentz
Alan Hale Jr.
Richard Davalos original image
Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)
Richard Davalos
Lowell Gilmore original image
Capt. Evans
Lowell Gilmore
Luis van Rooten original image
Matz
Luis van Rooten
Wilton Graff original image
Consul General Hepke
Wilton Graff
Peter Whitney original image
Bachman
Peter Whitney
John Doucette original image
Bos'n
John Doucette
Alan Lee original image
Brounck
Alan Lee
Richard Lupino original image
British Officer of the Watch
Richard Lupino

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