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The Sea Chase is a 1955 World War II drama film starring John Wayne and Lana Turner, and featuring David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, and Tab Hunter. It was directed by John Farrow from a screenplay by James Warner Bellah and John Twist based on the novel of the same name by Andrew Geer.
While this story is fictional., the original story was based on a real-life similar incident that occurred in 1939. It involved the ten-year-old German-built steamer the Erlangen. The Erlanger's captain was Alfred Grams.
Sep 5, 2017 · Loosely based on a true story, The Sea Chase takes place in the early days of World War II and follows an anti-Hitler German naval officer (John Wayne!) fleeing a British commander as he tries to make his way from Australia home to Germany.
The Sea Chase: Directed by John Farrow. With John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar, Lyle Bettger. 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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- Action, Drama, War
- John Farrow
- 1955-06-04
Based on a true story, The Sea Chase stars Wayne as Capt. Karl Ehrlich, a German captain of an old steam freighter, who is in port in Sydney, Australia during the summer of 1939. A former naval officer who suffered repercussions for his anti-Hitler stance, Ehrlich sees that war is imminent and prefers to take the risk of sailing back to Germany ...
The Sea Chase is a 1955 World War II drama film starring John Wayne and Lana Turner, David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, and Tab Hunter. It was directed by John Farrow from a screenplay by James Warner Bellah and John Twist based on the novel of the same name by Andrew Geer.
I wonder if this is based on a true story. If not, why make them WWII German heroes?
