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The Sea Chase

1955 · 117 min

A slow, salt-sprayed cat-and-mouse voyage that coasts on stoic charisma and old-Hollywood wartime melodrama.

Directed by
John Farrow
Genres
War, Action, Drama
Starring
John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar
Tagline
JOHN WAYNE - a skipper sworn never to be taken! LANA TURNER - the fuse of his floating time-bomb!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
John Farrow
Genres
War, Action, Drama
Starring
John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • war
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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