---
title: 'The Key (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carol Reed'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 134
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-key-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051816/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Key (1958)

1958 · 134 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Key is a 1958 British-American war film set in 1941 during the Battle of the Atlantic. It was based on the 1951 novel Stella by Jan de Hartog and was directed by Carol Reed. William Holden, Sophia Loren and Trevor Howard starred in the production.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carol Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-reed)
- **Screenplay:** [Carl Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-foreman), [Jan de Hartog](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-de-hartog)
- **Producer:** [Carl Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-foreman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Malcolm Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-arnold)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oswald Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/oswald-morris)
- **Editor:** [Bert Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-bates)

## Cast

- [Noel Purcell](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-purcell)
- [Carl Möhner](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-mohner)
- [William Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-holden)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [Bernard Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-lee)
- [Beatrix Lehmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatrix-lehmann)
- [Robert Riettii](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-riettii)
- [Sophia Loren](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophia-loren)
- [Oskar Homolka](https://cinepixo.com/people/oskar-homolka)
- [Rupert Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-davies)
- [Kieron Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/kieron-moore)
- [John Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-crawford)
- [Michael Caine](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-caine)
- [Bryan Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-forbes)

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