Fear Is the Key 1972
6.3 / 10
Fear Is the Key
A deep-sea salvage expert enacts an elaborate plan to infiltrate and take revenge on a criminal organization that dealt him a foul misdeed.
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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Full Cast & Crew
... John Talbot
... Sarah Ruthven
... Vyland
... Jablonsky
... Royale
... Ruthven
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See All 1 Reviews26 Feb 2023 by Peter McGinn
I can only assume they changed the story somewhat from the book because I can’t imagine Alastair MacLaine writing a story with so may plot holes and instances where people who interacted with the hero (?) did so many dumb things. It starts with a scene that seems to have nothing to do with the main body of the plot once that gets going, so that is a rather heavy handed giveaway that the scene is in fact a segue containing the explanation for what is to follow, thus giving away to me at least a major plot twist. Ands when the action does begin, it does so with a seemingly endless chase scene involving half of the police cars in Louisiana, the drivers of which apparently didn’t have radio contact as they never coordinated their efforts but just lined up in polite single file to be disabled or driven into deep water. But I will stop describing the plot here, so as not to give too much more away, as well as not to establish the admission that I watched most of this stinker.
Release Date:
Dec 26, 1972 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 43`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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Fear Is the Key
I can only assume they changed the story somewhat from the book because I can’t imagine Alastair MacLaine writing a story with so may plot holes and instances where people who interacted with the hero (?) did so many dumb things. It starts with a scene that seems to have nothing to do with the main body of the plot once that gets going, so that is a rather heavy handed giveaway that the scene is in fact a segue containing the explanation for what is to follow, thus giving away to me at least a major plot twist. Ands when the action does begin, it does so with a seemingly endless chase scene involving half of the police cars in Louisiana, the drivers of which apparently didn’t have radio contact as they never coordinated their efforts but just lined up in polite single file to be disabled or driven into deep water. But I will stop describing the plot here, so as not to give too much more away, as well as not to establish the admission that I watched most of this stinker.
Cast & Crew of
Fear Is the Key
Directors & Credit Writers
PC
Peter Cotton... Third Assistant Director
CMB
Colin M. Brewer... Assistant Director
DM
David Munro... Second Assistant Director
Cast
... John Talbot
... Sarah Ruthven
... Vyland
... Jablonsky
... Royale
... Ruthven
... Larry
... Deputy
... FBI Agent
... Judge Mollison
... Tanner (uncredited)
... (uncredited)
... Cibatti (uncredited)
... Bartender (uncredited)
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