About this release
In this film, John Wayne appears as a Prussian sea captain who, at the outset of WWII, is trying to return from Australia to Germany. As a Prussian he opposes the Third Reich and finds himself in dangerous waters when both British and German navies pursue him.
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Disc 1
DVD
The Sea Chase (1955)
117 min
ActionWarDrama
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.
Credits
Director
John Farrow
Writer
John Twist
James Warner Bellah
Cast
John Wayneas Captain Karl Ehrlich
Lana Turneras Elsa Keller
David Farraras Commander Jeff Napier
James Arnessas Schlieter
Tab Hunteras Cadet Wesser
Lyle Bettgeras Chief Officer Kirchner
Paul Fixas Max Heinz
Claude Akinsas Winkler
John Qualenas Chief Engineer Schmitt
Alan Hale Jr.as Wentz
Cinematographer
William H. Clothier
Composer
Roy Webb
Editor
William H. Ziegler
Producer
John Farrow
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 21, 2026