The Sea Chase
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The Sea Chase | |
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Directed by | John Farrow |
Starring | John Wayne Lana Turner |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date(s) | 1955 |
Running time | 117 min. |
Country | U.S.A. |
Language | English |
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The Sea Chase is a 1955 World War II film starring John Wayne and Lana Turner. The movie was directed by John Farrow. The plot is basically a nautical cat and mouse game, with Wayne determined to get his German freighter home during the first few months of the war, all the while being chased by British and Australian naval ships.
[edit] Cast
- John Wayne as Capt. Karl Ehrlich
- Lana Turner as Elsa Keller
- David Farrar as Cmd. Jeff Napier
- Lyle Bettger as Chief Officer Kirchner
- Tab Hunter as Cadet Wesser
- James Arness as Schlieter
- Richard Davalos as Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)
- John Qualen as Chief Engineer Schmitt
- Paul Fix as Max Heinz
- Lowell Gilmore as Capt. Evans
- Luis Van Rooten as Matz
- Alan Hale, Jr. as Wentz (billed as Alan Hale)
- Wilton Graff as Counsel General Hepke
- Peter Whitney as Bachman
- Claude Akins as Winkler (billed as Claude Akin)