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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.
Salt spray and heavy wartime shadows cling to this tense maritime drama. A borrowed life becomes dangerously complicated when a veteran tugboat captain inherits both a stranger's key and his lonely companion.
Director
Carol Reed
Cast
William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Oskar Homolka, Kieron Moore, Noel Purcell, Bryan Forbes, Beatrix Lehmann, Rupert Davies
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The Key
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
Director
Carol Reed
Cast
William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Oskar Homolka, Kieron Moore, Noel Purcell, Bryan Forbes, Beatrix Lehmann, Rupert Davies
4 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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