The Sea Chase

June. 04,1955      NR
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

John Wayne as  Captain Karl Ehrlich
Lana Turner as  Elsa Keller
David Farrar as  Commander Jeff Napier
James Arness as  Schlieter
Tab Hunter as  Cadet Wesser
Lyle Bettger as  Chief Officer Kirchner
Paul Fix as  Max Heinz
Claude Akins as  Winkler
John Qualen as  Chief Engineer Schmitt
Alan Hale Jr. as  Wentz

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