5/5 Great WWII Sea Drama
  by Michael S. Creek (Behind the Orange Curtain, CA, USA)
The Sea Chase is a different John Wayne movie, he plays the WWII German. The outdoor scenes are terrific, and as always John Wayne provides a great performance.

Mike "Bunkermeister" Creek
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4/5 A unique WWII thriller with the Duke
  by T O'Brien (Chicago, Il United States)
Telling a story different from most WWII movies, The Sea Chase is a worthwhile watch for fans of any number of different genres. In the weeks leading up to the blitzkrieg in Poland, German captain Karl Ehrlich and his rusty old freighter, the Ergenstrasse, are in port in Sydney, Australia. When the war officially starts, Ehrlich decides to make a break for it, but not before he receives orders to transport a German spy to safety. The Ergenstrasse must run a gauntlet of British ships while also battling dwindling fuel and supplies and a crew that is on the verge of a mutiny. Can Ehrlich lead his ship to safety and hopefully a German port? The setting of the South Pacific so early in the war gives this movie a very unique feel, especially because it deals with Germans and British. It's an exciting movie, and a good-looking movie at that, beautifully filmed in the Pacific. The movie was filmed on the ocean too, not cheap, cheesy-looking sets, which helps a lot. Definitely worth a watch for a different type of WWII action/adventure movie!

In a role different from many of his other roles, John Wayne is Capt. Karl Ehrlich, a German captain loyal to his country but completely against Nazism and all it stands for. Wayne is excellent as a man just trying to get the job done no matter the cost. Lana Turner plays the romantic interest, Elsa Keller, a beautiful German spy on the Ergenstrasse trying to reach safety. Wayne and Turner's scenes together work pretty well and don't seem forced. David Farrar plays Jeff Napier, a British officer pursuing the Ergenstrasse who is old friends with Ehrling. Lyle Bettger is very slimy as Kirchner, one of Ehrlich's men completely loyal to the Nazi party and always trying to undermine his captain. Tab Hunter has a small part as Wesser, a young officer learning the ropes. The excellent supporting cast is full of great character actors led by James Arness, Paul Fix, John Qualen, Dick Davalos, Alan Hale JR, Peter Whitney, John Doucette, Claude Akins, and Adam Williams.

The DVD offers a gorgeous widescreen presentation that shows off the filming locations in and around Hawaii. The movie's never looked better. A trailer for The Sea Chase leads a trailer gallery of John Wayne movies, seven of them in all. This isn't the Duke's most well-known movie, but it's a good one either way. Give The Sea Chase a shot!

5/5 Sea Chase
  by Diane Manzi (Garden Grove CA USA)
One of my favorite John Wayne movies. I've wanted to buy it for years but, I could never find it in the stores. Thank you Amazon. The movie plays perfect.

5/5 Why WHINE about no German Accents?
  by C. Barnes (Gray, TN)
I have to say, this movie is wonderful and has wonderful people in it. John Wayne was a brilliant actor, and is so in this movie.

The fact he's a German who is vehemently anti-Nazi is a calling to people in coutries that fall under the same circumstances as Germany under Hitler that they don't have to take it. I think many people miss this point and say "oh, isn't it nice there are always nice people on both sides...". Yes, there's that too, but the other point should be taken as well.

I'm shocked by all the reviews here that complain about the lack of German accents. These people obviously have NO classic movie knowledge/haven't watched many classics. John Wayne would have been laughed out of the theater in this film if he'd had a German accent!

There's also complaints about Lana always being "fixed" and pulled together. Here's why: movies used to be MOVIES. There were escapism and entertainment. People didn't used to like going to the movies to see people be "real" and get all roughed up. They liked the glamour. So if Lana's dress is never wrinkled, that was a good thing.

AND!...

They could use their imaginations a little! Back then--when they made good, decent, classic, wonderful movies with people that actually had talent--the public didn't need someone's guts to fall out and blood to splatter everywhere to understand someone was hurt when they were shot. You'd here a bang and the person would fall down, and that was good enough. So, really, do you need The Duke to attempt a ridiculous German accent to understand he's German??? Not that he couldn't do it, but why would you want him to?

So, I just HAD to post a review to address that nonsense from other posters. The movie is great with two of the greatest movies stars of all time (The Duke being *the greatest ever*). I'd highly recommend it. It's full of action with a good helping of romance. Fantastic!

4/5 Classic 'Truth Will Vindicate' Movie
  by Charles R. Jackson (Fort Lauderdale, FL USA)
This is a classic `Man wrongfully accused' movie where he is eventually vindicated by the truth finally coming out and revealed to the world. Set in the dark times of WWII John Wayne is a classic hero - but this time on the OTHER side - showing that we can find hero's and heroic acts on BOTH sides of any conflict.