The Key Movie Review 1958

A long, slow WWII drama about the key to an Italian girl's apartment that gets passed from tugboat skipper to tugboat skipper before dangerous missions. Ultimately she finds true love, or does she? Based on the novel "Stella" by Jan de Hartog.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 134 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, World War II

Screenplay

Carl Foreman

Cast

William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Oscar Homolka, Kieron Moore

Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Director

Carol Reed

Music

Malcolm Arnold

Awards

British Acad. 1958: Actor (Howard).