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1972 • Action / Thriller • 103m

Fear Is the Key

"In the right hands, fear is the deadliest weapon of all."

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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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Barry Newman
Barry Newman
John Talbot
Suzy Kendall
Suzy Kendall
Sarah Ruthven
John Vernon
John Vernon
Vyland
Dolph Sweet
Dolph Sweet
Jablonsky
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
Royale
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally
Ruthven
Peter Marinker
Peter Marinker
Larry
Roland Brand
Roland Brand
Deputy
Tony Anholt
Tony Anholt
FBI Agent
Elliott Sullivan
Elliott Sullivan
Judge Mollison
John Alderson
John Alderson
Tanner (uncredited)
Director: Michael TuchnerScreenplay: Robert CarringtonProducer: Jay KanterExecutive Producer: Elliott KastnerProducer: Alan Ladd Jr.

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Peter McGinn
2023-02-26
50%

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.

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Status
Released
Origin
US, GB
Languages
English
Studios
Paramount Pictures, Anglo-EMI

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