The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase (1955)

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John Wayne plays anti-Nazi Prussian sea captain Karl Erlich in Sea Chase, one of the many film commentaries released post WWII. Though staunchly opposed to the Nazi regime, Karl (Wayne) feels it would nevertheless be unpatriotic should he refuse to save his ship from destruction. His ship--an old,… More

Unrated, 2 hr. 5 min.
Directed By
John Farrow
Genres
Classics, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1955 Wide
On DVD
May 3, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    To enjoy this John Wayne's popular action adventure, you'll have to disregard its terrible script and bizarre casting of the Duke as a German sea captain.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    "This letterboxed version was watchable only to see how Lana acts while wearing furs..."

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Decent if cliched WWII actioner. Lana looks great especially considering she's on a German frieghter for weeks on end, she never less then immaculate! A pleasant time filler.

  • Barry L


    Bit claustraphobic and Wayne has no idea how to be German but it was an great action love story for its time.

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