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The Key Is in the Door 1978

Marie (Annie Girardot), a divorced high‑school teacher, shares a class with her 16‑year‑old daughter. Believing in egalitarian friendships, she keeps her door open to students. When a protégée is found beaten outside, an ER doctor treats her, sparking an affair. As her daughter dates an unsuitable boy, Marie reexamines her open‑door policy.

Marie (Annie Girardot), a divorced high‑school teacher, shares a class with her 16‑year‑old daughter. Believing in egalitarian friendships, she keeps her door open to students. When a protégée is found beaten outside, an ER doctor treats her, sparking an affair. As her daughter dates an unsuitable boy, Marie reexamines her open‑door policy.

Does The Key Is in the Door have end credit scenes?

No!

The Key Is in the Door does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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