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The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase (1955)

1h 57m | PG-13

⭐ 6.1 / 10

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.

Director: John Farrow

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: War, Action, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

as Captain Karl Ehrlich

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

as Elsa Keller

David Farrar

David Farrar

as Commander Jeff Napier

James Arness

James Arness

as Schlieter

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

as Cadet Wesser

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

as Chief Officer Kirchner