Fear Is the Key (1972 film)

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Fear Is the Key (1972 film) is a British thriller movie based on Alistair MacLean’s novel, following a vengeful protagonist who orchestrates an elaborate scheme involving kidnapping, heists, and underwater treasure to expose those responsible for his family’s death.

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instanceOf film
basedOn Fear Is the Key (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Alistair MacLean NERFINISHED
character Jablonsky NERFINISHED
John Talbot NERFINISHED
Sarah Ruthven NERFINISHED
Vyland NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Alex Thomson NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Michael Tuchner NERFINISHED
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
distributorRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
editedBy Ralph Sheldon NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Louisiana NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
genre crime film
thriller film
includesElement heist
kidnapping plot
underwater salvage operation
language English
mainCharacter John Talbot NERFINISHED
medium theatrical film
musicBy Roy Budd NERFINISHED
narrativeDevice undercover infiltration
narrativeFocus revenge
notableElement extended car chase sequence
originalLanguage English
partOf films based on works by Alistair MacLean
plotSummary A vengeful man orchestrates a complex scheme involving kidnapping, heists, and underwater treasure to expose those responsible for his family’s death.
producer Barry Levinson (British producer) NERFINISHED
productionCompany Scimitar Films NERFINISHED
protagonistPortrayedBy Barry Newman NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1972-12-26
releaseYear 1972
runtimeMinutes 103
screenwriter Michael Tuchner NERFINISHED
Robert Carrington NERFINISHED
setting Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
soundMix mono
sourceMaterialPublicationYear 1961
stars Barry Newman NERFINISHED
Ben Kingsley NERFINISHED
Dolph Sweet NERFINISHED
John Vernon NERFINISHED
Suzy Kendall NERFINISHED

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