The Sea Chase

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The Sea Chase is a 1955 World War II adventure film starring John Wayne and Lana Turner, centered on a German freighter captain’s daring attempt to evade Allied forces across the Pacific.

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instanceOf World War II film
film
aspectOf American cinema of the 1950s
basedOn The Sea Chase (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Andrew Geer NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy William H. Clothier NERFINISHED
colorProcess WarnerColor NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director John Farrow NERFINISHED
distributedInFormat theatrical release
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy William H. Ziegler NERFINISHED
featuresFictionalVessel German freighter Ergenstrasse NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Australia NERFINISHED
Hawaii NERFINISHED
genre adventure film
war film
hasTheme duty and loyalty
naval warfare
pursuit
language English
mainCharacter Elsa Keller NERFINISHED
Karl Ehrlich NERFINISHED
mainCharacterPortrayedBy John Wayne NERFINISHED
Lana Turner NERFINISHED
musicBy Roy Webb NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A German freighter captain attempts to evade Allied forces across the Pacific at the outbreak of World War II.
producer John Farrow NERFINISHED
productionCompany Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
releaseDateUS 1955-06-04
releaseYear 1955
runtimeMinutes 119
screenwriter James Warner Bellah NERFINISHED
Luther Davis NERFINISHED
settingPeriod World War II NERFINISHED
settingRegion Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
starring Claude Akins NERFINISHED
David Farrar NERFINISHED
James Arness NERFINISHED
John Wayne NERFINISHED
Lana Turner NERFINISHED
Lyle Bettger NERFINISHED
Paul Fix NERFINISHED
Tab Hunter NERFINISHED

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Lyle Bettger notableWork The Sea Chase
Tab Hunter notableWork The Sea Chase