The Sea Chase
1955 · 117 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 3,516 VOTES · DIR. John Farrow
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,279 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:16 I remember when it began, and where:
00:05:05 Sorry.
00:09:02 When he returns, either you tell him in front of me or I tell him in front of you.
00:12:56 Fog won't get much heavier now.
00:19:13 - Stemme. - Sir?
00:23:41 Finally.
00:27:45 But, unfortunately, at sea there's no chance to enjoy our humanity.
00:31:07 And south? That didn 't seem probable...
00:36:13 Land ho!
00:41:53 But it's not my way.
00:46:06 ...they're saying a ship belongs to her captain...
00:52:52 We know it's going to be hard and difficult, but it's the only way home.
00:57:20 Seamen.
01:02:06 So not since Singapore?
01:07:55 Help!
01:17:46 I consider you a filthy murderer, unfit to grace the company of decent men.
01:21:57 He was overwrought.
01:28:59 Well, it's all yours.
01:32:57 Stand up straight, please.
01:37:40 ...because I never even admitted it to myself.
01:41:03 Number One!
01:45:10 ... had been betrayed by the new party to which everything was expendable.
01:49:55 Elsa, this is our log. Make sure it gets to Jeff Napier.
15:00:00 to the flag stead light.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,279
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:01:16
Final line15:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJohn Farrow
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$6,000,000
IMDb votes3,516