The Sea Chase (1955)
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
Writers:
James Warner Bellah, John Twist.
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John Wayne as Captain Karl Ehrlich |
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Lana Turner as Elsa Keller |
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David Farrar as Commander Jeff Napier |
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James Arness as Schlieter |
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Tab Hunter as Cadet Wesser |
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Lyle Bettger as Chief Officer Kirchner |
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Paul Fix as Max Heinz |
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Claude Akins as Winkler |
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John Qualen as Chief Engineer Schmitt |
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Alan Hale Jr. as Wentz |
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Richard Davalos as Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos) |
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Lowell Gilmore as Capt. Evans |
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Luis van Rooten as Matz |
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Wilton Graff as Consul General Hepke |
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Peter Whitney as Bachman |
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John Doucette as Bos'n |
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Alan Lee as Brounck |
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Richard Lupino as British Officer of the Watch |
| Writing | Andrew Geer | Novel |
| Writing | James Warner Bellah | Screenplay |
| Directing | John Farrow | Director |
| Writing | John Twist | Screenplay |
| Art | William Wallace | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Art | Robert Turner | Props |
| Production | John Farrow | Producer |
| Editing | William H. Ziegler | Editor |
