Where to watch The Sea Chase(1955)

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The Sea Chase plot summary

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.

Details

Release date

June 4, 1955

Runtime

1h 57m

Genres

War, Action, Drama

Directed by

John Farrow

Country

United States

TMDB rating

6.3 / 10 · 55 votes

The Sea Chase trailer

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Cast

• John WayneCaptain Karl Ehrlich
• Lana TurnerElsa Keller
• David FarrarCommander Jeff Napier
• James ArnessSchlieter
• Tab HunterCadet Wesser
• Lyle BettgerChief Officer Kirchner
• Paul FixMax Heinz
• Claude AkinsWinkler
• John QualenChief Engineer Schmitt
• Alan Hale Jr.Wentz

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