The Key (1958)
2h 14m
Running Time
May 28, 1958Release Date
The Key (1958)
2h 14m
Running Time
May 28, 1958Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
William Holden
Captain David Ross
Sophia Loren
Stella
Trevor Howard
Captain Chris Ford
Oskar Homolka
Captain Van Dam
Kieron Moore
Kane
Bernard Lee
Cmdr. Wadlow
Beatrix Lehmann
Housekeeper
Noel Purcell
Hotel Porter
Bryan Forbes
First Mate Weaver
Rupert Davies
Baker
Sidney Vivian
Grogan
Russell Waters
Sparks
Carol Reed
Director
Jan de Hartog
Writer
Irene Handl
Clerk
Carl Foreman
Writer
John Crawford
American Captain
Jameson Clark
English Captain
Guy Standeven
Policeman (uncredited)
Malcolm Arnold
Composer
Oswald Morris
Cinematographer
Michael Caine
Seaman (uncredited)
Bert Bates
Editor
Wilfred Shingleton
ProductionDesigner
Bart Allison
Seaman on W88 (uncredited)
Belita
Canteen Hostess (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
Woman Dancing at Forces Centre (uncredited)
Keith Faulkner
Signalman (uncredited) / 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)
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 28, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 14m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
The Key is a 1958 British-American war film set in 1941 during the Battle of the Atlantic. It was based on the 1951 novel Stella by Jan de Hartog (later republished as The Distant Shore and The Key) and was directed by Sir Carol Reed. William Holden, Sophia Loren and Trevor Howard starred in the production.
The key to a flat in wartime Britain may augur bad luck for a succession of tug captains of the Royal Navy whose task is to rescue crippled ships in "U-boat Alley." As each takes possession from his unfortunate predecessor, the flat's other occupant, a Swiss expatriate named Stella, apparently comes with it. The latest captain struggles with his conflicting fears and affection for its apparent jinx.