He had the life expectancy of a match.
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.
Directed byCarol Reed
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- May 28, 1958
HighroadFeaturing
Cast & crew
William Holden
Capt. David Ross
Sophia Loren
Stella
Trevor Howard
Capt. Chris Ford
Bernard Lee
Cmdr. Wadlow
Oskar Homolka
Van Dam
Kieron Moore
Kane
Noel Purcell
Hotel Clerk
Bryan Forbes
Weaver
Beatrix Lehmann
Housekeeper
Rupert Davies
Baker
- Directed by
- Carol Reed
- Written by
- Carl Foreman
- Produced by
- Carl Foreman
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