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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.
Theatrical
Jun 4, 1955
Box Office
$6.0M
DVD / Blu-ray
May 3, 2005
Director
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Music
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Full credits →J
John Wayne
Captain Karl Ehrlich
L
Lana Turner
Elsa Keller
D
David Farrar
Commander Jeff Napier
J
James Arness
Schlieter
T
Tab Hunter
Cadet Wesser
L
Lyle Bettger
Chief Officer Kirchner
P
Paul Fix
Max Heinz
C
Claude Akins
Winkler
J
John Qualen
Chief Engineer Schmitt
A
Alan Hale Jr.
Wentz
R
Richard Davalos
Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)
L
Lowell Gilmore
Capt. Evans
L
Luis van Rooten
Matz
W
Wilton Graff
Consul General Hepke
P
Peter Whitney
Bachman
J
John Doucette
Bos'n
A
Alan Lee
Brounck
R
Richard Lupino
British Officer of the Watch
