"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:26.666

Sophia Loren Stella Popularity:31.343

Trevor Howard Capt. Chris Ford Popularity:11.939

Bernard Lee Cmdr. Wadlow Popularity:13.349

Oskar Homolka Van Dam Popularity:8.513

Kieron Moore Kane Popularity:3.352

Noel Purcell Hotel Clerk Popularity:5.001

Bryan Forbes Weaver Popularity:4.362

Beatrix Lehmann Housekeeper Popularity:5.429

Rupert Davies Baker Popularity:14.514

Russell Waters Sparks Popularity:7.89

Sidney Vivian Grogan Popularity:2.083

Irene Handl Clerk Popularity:9.163

John Crawford American Captain Popularity:13.899

Jameson Clark English Captain Popularity:5.797

Guy Standeven Policeman (uncredited) Popularity:5.494

Keith Faulkner Signalman (uncredited) Popularity:1.004

Michael Caine Seaman (uncredited) Popularity:46.214

Bart Allison Seaman on W88 (uncredited) Popularity:0.564

Belita Canteen Hostess (uncredited) Popularity:4.086

Pauline Chamberlain Woman Dancing at Forces Centre (uncredited) Popularity:0.747

Keith Faulkner Seaman on W88 (uncredited) Popularity:1.004

Renée Houston Canteen Worker (uncredited) Popularity:5.111

Aileen Lewis Woman With Baby in Air Raid Shelter (uncredited) Popularity:0.516

Richard Neller Officer in Operations Room (uncredited) Popularity:0.023

Ernie Rice Officer in Operations Room (uncredited) Popularity:2.694

Robert Rietti Dubbing (voice) (uncredited) Popularity:3.452

John Tatham Salvage Unit Captain (uncredited) Popularity:0.889

Reg Thomason Soldier at Dance (uncredited) Popularity:2.109

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

Carl Foreman Writer O:Writing

Jan de Hartog Novel O:Writing

Carol Reed Director O:Directing

Aubrey Baring Associate Producer O:Production

Bert Bates Editor O:Editing

Carl Foreman Producer O:Production

Oswald Morris Director of Photography O:Camera

Geoffrey Drake Art Direction O:Art

Beatrice Dawson Costume Design O:Costume & Make-Up

Malcolm Arnold Original Music Composer O:Sound

Wilfred Shingleton Production Design O:Art

Peter Peake Technical Advisor O:Crew