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The Key

6.0 134 mins Drama   Romance   War   1958
Director(s): Carol Reed

In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend, Ross can use the key.

Casts of The Key

William Holden

as Capt. David Ross

Sophia Loren

as Stella

Trevor Howard

as Capt. Chris Ford

Bernard Lee

as Cmdr. Wadlow

Oskar Homolka

as Van Dam

Kieron Moore

as Kane

Noel Purcell

as Hotel Clerk

Bryan Forbes

as Weaver

Beatrix Lehmann

as Housekeeper

Rupert Davies

as Baker

Russell Waters

as Sparks

Sidney Vivian

as Grogan

Irene Handl

as Clerk

John Crawford

as American Captain

Jameson Clark

as English Captain

Guy Standeven

as Policeman (uncredited)

Keith Faulkner

as Signalman (uncredited)

Michael Caine

as Seaman (uncredited)

Bart Allison

as Seaman on W88 (uncredited)

Belita

as Canteen Hostess (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain

as Woman Dancing at Forces Centre (uncredited)

Keith Faulkner

as Seaman on W88 (uncredited)

Renée Houston

as Canteen Worker (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis

as Woman With Baby in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Richard Neller

as Officer in Operations Room (uncredited)

Ernie Rice

as Officer in Operations Room (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

as Dubbing (voice) (uncredited)

John Tatham

as Salvage Unit Captain (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

as Soldier at Dance (uncredited)

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