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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 Carol Reed. William Holden, Sophia Loren and Trevor Howard starred in the production.
The Key: Directed by Carol Reed. With William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Oscar Homolka. During World War II, successive tugboat British Captains sent on dangerous salvage missions pass-on the key to a home-port apartment, where a lonely Swiss-Italian young war-widow lives.
Aug 31, 2017 · The Key is a 1958 British 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)...
Released Jul 1, 1958 2h 5m Romance List Reviews 58% Audience Score 100+ Ratings During World War II, Englishwoman Stella (Sophia Loren) is involved with Capt. Ford (Trevor Howard), who commands a...
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Key, The (1958) -- (Movie Clip) I Didn't Exactly Volunteer After a heady prologue about the courage of early WWII tug boat crews, William Holden as Canadian Ross arrives, south coast of England ca. 1940, greeted by Wadlow (Bernard Lee) and a convincing reunion with Ford (Trevor Howard), in The Key, 1958, directed by Carol Reed.
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.
The Key (1958) - Plot - IMDb. Back. Cast & crew. User reviews. Trivia. IMDbPro. All topics. Plot. The Key. Summaries. During World War II, successive tugboat British Captains sent on dangerous salvage missions pass-on the key to a home-port apartment, where a lonely Swiss-Italian young war-widow lives.
