
The Key
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.
Top Billed Cast

William Holden
Capt. David Ross

Sophia Loren
Stella

Trevor Howard
Capt. Chris Ford

Bernard Lee
Cmdr. Wadlow

Oskar Homolka
Van Dam
Featured Crew

Carol Reed
Director

Jan de Hartog
Novel

Carl Foreman
Writer

Carl Foreman
Producer
Aubrey Baring
Associate Producer

Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer

Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Bert Bates
Editor
Wilfred Shingleton
Production Design
Geoffrey Drake
Art Direction
Beatrice Dawson
Costume Design
Peter Peake
Technical Advisor