The Key

The Key

★ 6.1IMDb Score
Released:1958-05-28
Duration:134 min
Director:Carol Reed
Actors:William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Oskar Homolka
Production:Highroad, Open Road Films

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.

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