Movie

The Key (1958)

• NR
• May 28, 1958
• 2h 14m

• Drama
• Romance
• War

“He had the life expectancy of a match.”

Overview

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.

Director

Carol Reed

Writers

Carl Foreman, Jan de Hartog

Starring

William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard