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63% Critic Match
The Sea Chase
“JOHN WAYNE - a skipper sworn never to be taken! LANA TURNER - the fuse of his floating time-bomb!”
6.3 / 10• 1955• 1h 57m•NR• English
WarActionDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Wayne
Captain Karl Ehrlich
Lead
Lana Turner
Elsa Keller
David Farrar
Commander Jeff Napier
James Arness
Schlieter
Tab Hunter
Cadet Wesser
Lyle Bettger
Chief Officer Kirchner
Paul Fix
Max Heinz
Claude Akins
Winkler
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Farrow's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Sea Chase is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
