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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| Fear Is the Key (1972 film) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Fear Is the Key (1972 film) Context triple: [Alistair MacLean, workAdaptedTo, Fear Is the Key (1972 film)]
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Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear is a 1943 film noir–style thriller, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, in which Joseph Cotten plays an American engineer targeted by Nazi agents while traveling through wartime Europe.
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Creepshow
Creepshow is a 1982 horror-comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, paying homage to 1950s EC horror comics through a series of macabre, darkly humorous stories.
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Night Trap
Night Trap is a controversial 1992 interactive movie horror video game known for its full-motion video gameplay and its central role in early 1990s debates over video game violence and content regulation.
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D.
The Exorcist
The Exorcist is a landmark 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, renowned for its shocking depiction of demonic possession and its major influence on both the genre and modern cinema.
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E.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fear Is the Key (1972 film) Target entity description: 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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A.
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear is a 1943 film noir–style thriller, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, in which Joseph Cotten plays an American engineer targeted by Nazi agents while traveling through wartime Europe.
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B.
Creepshow
Creepshow is a 1982 horror-comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, paying homage to 1950s EC horror comics through a series of macabre, darkly humorous stories.
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C.
Night Trap
Night Trap is a controversial 1992 interactive movie horror video game known for its full-motion video gameplay and its central role in early 1990s debates over video game violence and content regulation.
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D.
The Exorcist
The Exorcist is a landmark 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, renowned for its shocking depiction of demonic possession and its major influence on both the genre and modern cinema.
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E.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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| 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
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Ben Kingsley NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolph Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ John Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzy Kendall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Fear Is the Key (1972 film) Description of subject: 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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