The Key

He had the life expectancy of a match.

134 mins
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.

William Holden

Capt. David Ross

Trevor Howard

Capt. Chris Ford

Bernard Lee

Cmdr. Wadlow

Noel Purcell

Hotel Clerk

Beatrix Lehmann

Housekeeper

John Crawford

American Captain

Jameson Clark

English Captain

Guy Standeven

Policeman (uncredited)

Keith Faulkner

Signalman (uncredited)

Michael Caine

Seaman (uncredited)

Bart Allison

Seaman on W88 (uncredited)

Belita

Canteen Hostess (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain

Woman Dancing at Forces Centre (uncredited)

Keith Faulkner

Seaman on W88 (uncredited)

Renée Houston

Canteen Worker (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis

Woman With Baby in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)

Richard Neller

Officer in Operations Room (uncredited)

Ernie Rice

Officer in Operations Room (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Dubbing (voice) (uncredited)

John Tatham

Salvage Unit Captain (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

Soldier at Dance (uncredited)

Carol Reed

Director

Oswald Morris

Director of Photography

Aubrey Baring

Associate Producer

Carl Foreman

Producer

Wilfred Shingleton

Production Design

Geoffrey Drake

Art Direction

Beatrice Dawson

Costume Design

Malcolm Arnold

Original Music Composer

Peter Peake

Technical Advisor

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