The Sea Chase
- Released on
- Runtime
- 117 mins
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.
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
- John Wayne
- Lana Turner
- David Farrar
- James Arness
- Tab Hunter
- Lyle Bettger
- Paul Fix
- Claude Akins
- John Qualen
- Alan Hale Jr.
- Richard Davalos
- Lowell Gilmore
- Luis van Rooten
- Wilton Graff
- Peter Whitney
- John Doucette
- Alan Lee
- Richard Lupino
Director
- John Farrow
Producers
- John Farrow
Screenwriter
- John Twist
- James Warner Bellah
