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)
linked to: Fear Is the Key
basedOnWorkAuthor Alistair MacLean
character Jablonsky
John Talbot
Sarah Ruthven
Vyland
cinematographyBy Alex Thomson
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Michael Tuchner
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
distributorRegion United States
editedBy Ralph Sheldon
filmingLocation Louisiana
Scotland
genre crime film
thriller film
includesElement heist
kidnapping plot
underwater salvage operation
language English
mainCharacter John Talbot
medium theatrical film
musicBy Roy Budd
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)
productionCompany Scimitar Films
protagonistPortrayedBy Barry Newman
releaseDate 1972-12-26
releaseYear 1972
runtimeMinutes 103
screenwriter Michael Tuchner
Robert Carrington
setting Gulf of Mexico
soundMix mono
sourceMaterialPublicationYear 1961
stars Barry Newman
Ben Kingsley
Dolph Sweet
John Vernon
Suzy Kendall

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Alistair MacLean workAdaptedTo Fear Is the Key (1972 film)