Fear Is the Key (film)

Fear Is the Key
Theatrical release poster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Tuchner
Screenplay byRobert Carrington
Based onFear Is the Key
by Alistair MacLean
Produced byJay Kanter
Alan Ladd, Jr.
executive
Elliot Kastner
StarringBarry Newman
Suzy Kendall
CinematographyAlex Thomson
Edited byRay Lovejoy
Music byRoy Budd
Production
company
Kastner-Ladd-Kanter
Distributed byAnglo EMI Film Distributors Limited
Release date
  • 26 December 1972 (1972-12-26) (United Kingdom)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£541,536[1]

Fear Is the Key is a 1972 British action thriller film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Barry Newman and Suzy Kendall.[2] It is based on the 1961 novel of the same title by Alistair MacLean. It was the feature film debut of Ben Kingsley. The soundtrack is by Roy Budd.

  1. ^ Moody, Paul (2018). EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema. Palgrave MacMillan. p. 115.
  2. ^ "Fear Is the Key". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 21 April 2024.