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MOVIE PROFILE

Fear Is the Key

“In the right hands, fear is the deadliest weapon of all.”

★ 5.9 / 10 (52 votes)December 26, 1972103 minEN

ActionThriller

A deep-sea salvage expert enacts an elaborate plan to infiltrate and take revenge on a criminal organization that dealt him a foul misdeed.

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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateDecember 26, 1972

StatusReleased

Runtime103 min

Rating★ 5.9 / 10

CertificationPG

Original languageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

Budget—

Revenue—

ProductionParamount Pictures, Anglo-EMI

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Michael Tuchner

Writers

Robert Carrington

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Barry Newman

Barry NewmanJohn Talbot

Suzy Kendall

Suzy KendallSarah Ruthven

John Vernon

John VernonVyland

Dolph Sweet

Dolph SweetJablonsky

Ben Kingsley

Ben KingsleyRoyale

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnallyRuthven

Peter Marinker

Peter MarinkerLarry

Roland BrandDeputy

Tony Anholt

Tony AnholtFBI Agent

Elliott Sullivan

Elliott SullivanJudge Mollison

John Alderson

John AldersonTanner (uncredited)

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James Berwick(uncredited)

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