- War, Action, Drama
- 117 min
- NR
IMDb6.4
JOHN WAYNE - a skipper sworn never to be taken! LANA TURNER - the fuse of his floating time-bomb!
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.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- John WayneCaptain Karl Ehrlich
- Lana TurnerElsa Keller
- David FarrarCommander Jeff Napier
- James ArnessSchlieter
- Tab HunterCadet Wesser
- Lyle BettgerChief Officer Kirchner
- Paul FixMax Heinz
- Claude AkinsWinkler
- John QualenChief Engineer Schmitt
- Alan Hale Jr.Wentz
Crew
- John FarrowDirector
- John TwistScreenplay
- James Warner BellahScreenplay
- Andrew GeerNovel
- William H. ClothierDirector of Photography
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
- William H. ZieglerEditor
- John FarrowProducer
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