Fear Is the Key
6.3
“In the right hands, fear is the deadliest weapon of all.”
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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Cast
14 people
Barry Newman
John Talbot
Known for
Vanishing Point
Daylight
Suzy Kendall
Sarah Ruthven
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Torso
John Vernon
Vyland
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Dirty Harry
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Dolph Sweet
Jablonsky
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Sisters
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Ben Kingsley
Royale
Known for
Schindler's List
Shutter Island
Ray McAnally
Ruthven
Known for
The Mission
Jack the Ripper
Peter Marinker
Larry
Known for
Event Horizon
Judge Dredd
Roland Brand
Deputy
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Chato's Land
Tony Anholt
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Elliott Sullivan
Judge Mollison
Known for
The Great Gatsby
Vampyres
John Alderson
Tanner (uncredited)
Known for
Evil Under the Sun
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James Berwick
(uncredited)
Known for
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Michael Tuchner Director · Robert Carrington Screenplay Alistair MacLean Author
United States release March 14, 1973 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Anglo-EMI
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Anglo-EMI
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 26, 1972
Theatrical
United States · March 14, 1973
Theatrical
Germany
August 2, 1973 · Theatrical
Japan
August 25, 1973 · Theatrical
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