"The Key - He had the life expectancy of a match." is english Language Movie.

"The Key" was released on 28 May 1958 .

The movie was directed by Carol Reed

It has cast of: William Holden as Capt. David Ross, Sophia Loren as Stella, Trevor Howard as Capt. Chris Ford, Bernard Lee as Cmdr. Wadlow, Oskar Homolka as Van Dam, Kieron Moore as Kane, Noel Purcell as Hotel Clerk, Bryan Forbes as Weaver, Beatrix Lehmann as Housekeeper, Rupert Davies as Baker, Russell Waters as Sparks, Sidney Vivian as Grogan, Irene Handl as Clerk, John Crawford as American Captain, Jameson Clark as English Captain, Guy Standeven as Policeman (uncredited), Keith Faulkner as Signalman (uncredited), Michael Caine as Seaman (uncredited), Bart Allison as Seaman on W88 (uncredited), Belita as Canteen Hostess (uncredited), Pauline Chamberlain as Woman Dancing at Forces Centre (uncredited), Keith Faulkner as Seaman on W88 (uncredited), Renée Houston as Canteen Worker (uncredited), Aileen Lewis as Woman With Baby in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited), Richard Neller as Officer in Operations Room (uncredited), Ernie Rice as Officer in Operations Room (uncredited), Robert Rietti as Dubbing (voice) (uncredited), John Tatham as Salvage Unit Captain (uncredited), Reg Thomason as Soldier at Dance (uncredited) in lead roles.

William Holden Capt. David Ross Popularity:23.067

Sophia Loren Stella Popularity:26.795

Trevor Howard Capt. Chris Ford Popularity:9.346

Bernard Lee Cmdr. Wadlow Popularity:13.261

Oskar Homolka Van Dam Popularity:7.188

Kieron Moore Kane Popularity:5.689

Noel Purcell Hotel Clerk Popularity:5.397

Bryan Forbes Weaver Popularity:12.261

Beatrix Lehmann Housekeeper Popularity:2.481

Rupert Davies Baker Popularity:5.708

Russell Waters Sparks Popularity:8.448

Sidney Vivian Grogan Popularity:5.055

Irene Handl Clerk Popularity:5.506

John Crawford American Captain Popularity:4.617

Jameson Clark English Captain Popularity:4.649

Guy Standeven Policeman (uncredited) Popularity:3.177

Keith Faulkner Signalman (uncredited) Popularity:2.821

Michael Caine Seaman (uncredited) Popularity:34.238

Bart Allison Seaman on W88 (uncredited) Popularity:0.508

Belita Canteen Hostess (uncredited) Popularity:1.37

Pauline Chamberlain Woman Dancing at Forces Centre (uncredited) Popularity:0.545

Keith Faulkner Seaman on W88 (uncredited) Popularity:2.821

Renée Houston Canteen Worker (uncredited) Popularity:2.618

Aileen Lewis Woman With Baby in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited) Popularity:1.152

Richard Neller Officer in Operations Room (uncredited) Popularity:0.364

Ernie Rice Officer in Operations Room (uncredited) Popularity:2.148

Robert Rietti Dubbing (voice) (uncredited) Popularity:14.428

John Tatham Salvage Unit Captain (uncredited) Popularity:1.12

Reg Thomason Soldier at Dance (uncredited) Popularity:1.679

It Crew included: Jan de Hartog as Novel(Writing), Carol Reed as Director(Directing), Carl Foreman as Writer(Writing), Beatrice Dawson as Costume Design(Costume & Make-Up), Geoffrey Drake as Art Direction(Art), Aubrey Baring as Associate Producer(Production), Carl Foreman as Producer(Production), Malcolm Arnold as Original Music Composer(Sound), Wilfred Shingleton as Production Design(Art), Bert Bates as Editor(Editing), Oswald Morris as Director of Photography(Camera), Peter Peake as Technical Advisor(Crew), in lead roles.

Jan de Hartog Novel O:Writing

Carol Reed Director O:Directing

Carl Foreman Writer O:Writing

Beatrice Dawson Costume Design O:Costume & Make-Up

Geoffrey Drake Art Direction O:Art

Aubrey Baring Associate Producer O:Production

Carl Foreman Producer O:Production

Malcolm Arnold Original Music Composer O:Sound

Wilfred Shingleton Production Design O:Art

Bert Bates Editor O:Editing

Oswald Morris Director of Photography O:Camera

Peter Peake Technical Advisor O:Crew