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The Key (1958) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Carol Reed

Written By:
Jan de Hartog
Carl Foreman

Actors:
William Holden ..... Capt. David Ross
Sophia Loren ..... Stella
Trevor Howard ..... Capt. Chris Ford
Oskar Homolka ..... Captain Van Dam (as Oscar Homolka)
Kieron Moore ..... Kane
Bernard Lee ..... Commander Wadlow
Beatrix Lehmann ..... Housekeeper
Noel Purcell ..... Hotel Porter
Bryan Forbes ..... Weaver
Sidney Vivian ..... Grogan
Rupert Davies ..... Baker
Russell Waters ..... Sparks
Irene Handl ..... Clerk
John Crawford ..... American Captain
Jameson Clark ..... English Captain

Synopsis:

The Key was adapted by Carl Foreman from Stella, a novel by Jan De Hartog. The time is WW2: The place, Plymouth England. Canadian tug captain Tennant (William Holden) and his British counterpart Chris Ford (Trevor Howard) pay a visit to Ford's lady friend Stella (Sophia Loren). Before the men leave, Ford is handed Stella's apartment key. It turns out that this key is harbinger of death; it has previously been held by Stella's former lovers, all tug captains, all dead. When Ford is killed in combat, Tennant comes into possession of the key, returning to Stella to commence a torrid love affair. However, she is unable to fall in love with Tennant, sensing that his demise is imminent. Eventually, she does fall for him, vowing that if he survives the war, she will never pass her key along to any other man. As a result, Tennant begins exhibiting hesitance in battle, as if determined to break the 'jinx' at the expense of his fellow seamen. It would be the height of bad form to give away the ending at this point.

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