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Release Date:
1 September 1958 (Italy) moreTagline:
He had the life expectancy of a match...Plot:
In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won BAFTA Film Award. moreUser Comments:
A Neglected Masterwork moreCast
(Credited cast) | William Holden | ... | Capt. David Ross |
 | Sophia Loren | ... | Stella |
 | Trevor Howard | ... | Capt. Chris Ford |
| Oskar Homolka | ... | Captain Van Dam (as Oscar Homolka) |
| Kieron Moore | ... | Kane |
| Bernard Lee | ... | Commander Wadlow |
| Beatrix Lehmann | ... | Housekeeper |
| Noel Purcell | ... | Hotel Porter |
| Bryan Forbes | ... | Weaver |
| Sidney Vivian | ... | Grogan |
| Rupert Davies | ... | Baker |
| Russell Waters | ... | Sparks |
| Irene Handl | ... | Clerk |
| John Crawford | ... | American Captain |
| Jameson Clark | ... | English Captain |
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Also Known As:
Stella (USA) (working title)Llave, La (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Schlüssel, Der (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Avain (Finland) [fi]
Chiave, La (Italy) [it]
Clef, La (France) [fr]
Kleidi, To (Greenland) [kl]
Nøglen (Denmark) [da]
Nyckeln (Sweden) [sv]
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134 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
USA:Approved (PCA #18876) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:13 | UK:AMOVIEmeter: 
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An extraordinary movie in every way, from the combat scenes, which are so lifelike as virtually to constitute a documentary, to the superb acting by every single member of the cast, including each of the supporting players. But the very highest praise must go to Sophia Loren's absolutely stunning performance (not to mention her uncanny command of English at so early an age). Her quiet, dignified, and restrained interpretation of her very unusual and extremely demanding role is simply in a class by itself. I have never been able to get her graceful performance out of my mind. This is one of those movies of great merit, bewitched from the start, that simply disappear from public and critical consciousness---never to be recalled or mentioned even when, for example, the careers of Loren, Holden, or Trevor Howard are discussed. It is as if it were never made at all. A great shame.