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The Sea Chase ()

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As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
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Capt. Karl Ehrlich
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Elsa Keller
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Cmdr. Jeff Napier
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Chief Officer Kirchner
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Cadet Wesser
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Schlieter
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Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)
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Chief Engineer Schmitt
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Max Heinz
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Capt. Evans
Luis Van Rooten ...
Matz
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Wentz (as Alan Hale)
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Consul General Hepke
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Bachman
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Winkler (as Claude Akin)
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Bos'n
Alan Lee ...
Brounck
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abdullah Abbas ...
News Photographer (uncredited)
Victor Bartell ...
News Photographer (uncredited)
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Beautician (uncredited)
Richard Bender ...
Dining Room Patron (uncredited)
Kenneth Brischof ...
British Sailor (uncredited)
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Seaman (uncredited)
Loren Brown ...
Seaman (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Edward Coch ...
Chilean Reporter (uncredited)
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Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Roger Creed ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Cristo ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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French Governor (uncredited)
Gloria Dea ...
Señorita (uncredited)
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Beautician (uncredited)
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Seaman (uncredited)
John Dodsworth ...
British Officer of the Watch (uncredited)
Isabelle Dwan ...
Señorita (uncredited)
Harold Dyrenforth ...
Dutch Reporter (uncredited)
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British Vice-Admiral (uncredited)
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Signal Yeoman (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Lee Gotch ...
Singer (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant ...
Kruse (uncredited)
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Watchman (uncredited)
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Fraulein (uncredited)
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Sub-Lieutenant (uncredited)
Eddie Le Baron ...
News Photographer (uncredited)
Bill Lee ...
Singer (uncredited)
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Petty Officer (uncredited)
Ray Linn Jr. ...
Singer (uncredited)
Frank Losee Jr. ...
Seaman (uncredited)
Lucita ...
Señorita (uncredited)
Richard Lupino ...
British Officer of the Watch (uncredited)
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Norwegian Radio Listener (uncredited)
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British Officer of the Watch (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Sub-Lieutenant (uncredited)
John O'Malley ...
Hawkinson (uncredited)
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British Officer of the Watch (uncredited)
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Trawler Survivor (uncredited)
Josephine Parra ...
Señorita (uncredited)
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Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Baldhead (uncredited)
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Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Joey Ray ...
Sub-Lieutenant (uncredited)
William Reeves ...
Singer (uncredited)
Gail Robinson ...
Seaman (uncredited)
John Sheffield ...
Dining Room Patron (uncredited)
Charles Shrouder ...
Singer (uncredited)
Fred Stromsoe ...
Mueller (uncredited)
Gilchrist Stuart ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
Tony Travers ...
Sub-Lieutenant (uncredited)
Teresa Tudor ...
Fraulein (uncredited)
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American Reporter (uncredited)
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Kruger - Wireless Operator (uncredited)
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Screaming Man hit by Axe (uncredited) (archiveSound)
Trude Wyler ...
Maid (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Farrow

Written by

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James Warner Bellah ... (screen play by) and
John Twist ... (screen play by)
 
Andrew Geer ... (from the novel by)

Produced by

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John Farrow ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Roy Webb

Cinematography by

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William H. Clothier ... director of photography (as William Clothier)

Editing by

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William H. Ziegler ... (as William Ziegler)
Owen Marks ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Franz Bachelin

Set Decoration by

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William Wallace

Makeup Department

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Gordon Bau ... makeup artist
Web Overlander ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Norman Pringle ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Myrl Stoltz ... hairdresser (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Emmett Emerson ... assistant director
Russell Llewellyn ... assistant director
Gil Mandelik ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Herbert Cheek ... prop shop (uncredited)
John Ciorga ... swing gang (uncredited)
Henry H. Fuhrman ... carpenter foreman (uncredited)
George Hopewell ... painter (uncredited)
J.A. Neil ... swing gang (uncredited)
Weldon H. Patterson ... assistant props (uncredited)
Victor Scheckel ... greensman (uncredited)
Robert Turner ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Francis J. Scheid ... sound
Edwin S. Hall ... cableman (uncredited)
Robert J. Miller ... sound recordist (uncredited)
William Thompson ... boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Hans F. Koenekamp ... special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp)
Horace L. Hulburd ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Fred Stromsoe ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Howard Claire ... second grip (uncredited)
Robert E. Farmer ... best boy (uncredited)
Ed. J. Gaj ... camera mechanic (uncredited)
Stuart Higgs ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Johannes ... camera operator (uncredited)
Maxwell Mann ... generator operator (uncredited)
Wally Meinardus ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Harold Noyes ... head grip (uncredited)
Ralph Owen ... gaffer (uncredited)
Jack Woods ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Moss Mabry ... wardrobe
Henry Fields ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Adene Henderson ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Leon Roberts ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

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Joe Barry ... location manager (uncredited)
Carl P. Benoit ... location manager (uncredited)
Charles Bonniwell ... location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

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Maurice De Packh ... orchestrations (as Maurice de Packh)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrations
Bonnie Lou Williams ... singing voice: Lana Turner (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sam Freedle ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Robert Erbes ... plumber (uncredited)
Ardon Faught ... first aid (uncredited)
Jackson Parks ... publicist (uncredited)
Eugene C. Steiner ... radio operator (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines The elusive Sea Captain and his blonde woman in an explosive, suspense-packed story of high daring on the high seas! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le renard des océans (France)
  • Der See-Fuchs (Germany)
  • El zorro de los océanos (Spain)
  • 怒海追逐战 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Kohti tuntematonta (Finland)
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  • 117 min
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Trivia John Wayne did not regard John Farrow as a good director, and blamed him for the problems with the film. Wayne later said Farrow "didn't really have a great deal to do with" Hondo (1953) because it was a Batjac production and "Everything was set up before he came on it. But he did direct 'Sea Chase' and prove to me that he should not be put in charge of a producer-director position. He failed to tell the good story that was in the book. But now, we're talking about a matter of opinion and that's only my opinion. For some, he may be considered a fine director." See more »
Goofs When David Farrar talks about Ehrlich's course options, he says they can rule out the vast Pacific to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Sailing from Sydney Australia, the Pacific would be to the East and the Indian Ocean to the West. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Tab Hunter Confidential (2015). See more »
Soundtracks The Radetsky March See more »
Quotes Capt. Karl Ehrlich: What do you suggest that I do?
Counsel General Hepke: The Rockhampton is due in Valparaiso tomorrow. There's not a chance that you can leave.
Capt. Karl Ehrlich: I'll take my chances with the British. They won't waste a warship watching this harbor for long.
Counsel General Hepke: Very well, Captain. If you insist. Seamanship is your forte. But I beg to remind you, propaganda's mine. If I assist you, you must help me.
Capt. Karl Ehrlich: I won't lie for you.
Counsel General Hepke: Of course not! I wouldn't think of asking you to lie. You haven't had the necessary diplomatic training.
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