The Key 1958
He knows his life expectancy is as short as a match. In 1941 wartime England, tugboats are pressed into the treacherous “U‑Boat Alley” to haul damaged Allied ships to safety. American David Ross commands a tug and receives a spare key from a fellow crewman—a key to a modest flat and its occupant, a safeguard should anything happen to his friend.
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Michael Caine
Seaman (uncredited)
William Holden
Capt. David Ross
Trevor Howard
Capt. Chris Ford
Bernard Lee
Cmdr. Wadlow
Oskar Homolka
Van Dam
John Crawford
American Captain
Sophia Loren
Stella
Kieron Moore
Kane
Irene Handl
Clerk
Russell Waters
Sparks
Noel Purcell
Hotel Clerk
Aileen Lewis
Woman With Baby in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited)
Rupert Davies
Baker
Reg Thomason
Soldier at Dance (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Dubbing (voice) (uncredited)
Keith Faulkner
Signalman (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Policeman (uncredited)
Renée Houston
Canteen Worker (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
Woman Dancing at Forces Centre (uncredited)
Ernie Rice
Officer in Operations Room (uncredited)
Jameson Clark
English Captain
Beatrix Lehmann
Housekeeper
Sidney Vivian
Grogan
John Tatham
Salvage Unit Captain (uncredited)
Belita
Canteen Hostess (uncredited)
Bart Allison
Seaman on W88 (uncredited)
Richard Neller
Officer in Operations Room (uncredited)
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