CinemaOSMovie · 1972 · 1h 43m · PG

Fear Is the Key

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

59%(52)IMDbActionThriller

A deep-sea salvage expert enacts an elaborate plan to infiltrate and take revenge on a criminal organization that dealt him a foul misdeed.

Directed byMichael Tuchner

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 43m
Language: EN
Released: December 26, 1972

Studios

Paramount Pictures

Anglo-EMI

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1 video

Original Trailer

Original Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

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

Deputy

Tony Anholt

Tony Anholt

FBI Agent

Elliott Sullivan

Elliott Sullivan

Judge Mollison

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Tuchner
Written by: Robert Carrington
Produced by: Jay Kanter
Alan Ladd Jr.

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