646f9e108c Following the death of his family in an aeroplane crash, a man plots an elaborate revenge scheme on those responsible. By setting himself upa criminal, he plans to get close to a certain tycoon who has been approached by the culprits to help them retrieve the cargo of the lost plane. FEAR IS THE KEY is one real gem of a B-movie. The plot is packed with twists from beginning to end, and the characters are not always what they seem. Good performances from everyone involved, though no big stars. Clint Eastwood&#39;s best and favorite nemesis, John Vernon(JOSEY WALES; THE UNCANNY) appears herethe archvillain, supported by an early hairy Ben Kingsley. This film is no less than a little masterpiece, with a strong though unpredictable story, and an energetic soundtrack courtesy of GET CARTER&#39;s Roy Budd. In the vein of THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS and Mario Bava&#39;s CANI ARRABBIATI. It&#39;s a man&#39;s world. Firstly I will say that this film definitely has an impact like the original &#39;Planet of Apes&#39; with the late great Charlton Heston.<br/><br/>However, with multiple viewing you will discover more and more about the lead character &#39;Talbot&#39; - so believably played out by the under-rated talented actor Barry Newman, and the storyline will become even more engaging. I would simply recommend you either buy the DVD or await the Blue-Ray version when it comes out from the date I have posted this review.<br/><br/>The supporting cast is very good, including Dolph Sweet, John Vernon, earliest appearance of Ben Kingsley (with some hair still) and the lovely Suzy Kendall.<br/><br/>It is not until near the end of the film that you realise where the film is actually going with it&#39;s unique ending inside a mini-submarine (or Bath-Escapeit was called) called the Fathom. The car chase is well choreographed and in a Smokey and the Bandit style - even longer than the car chases in Bullitt and French Connection.<br/><br/>Without going into too much detail, I have not read the book by the classic novelist Alistair MaClean, but if it is even better than the theatre adaptation of the story then maybe one day I will have to seek out the book, because this film, despite it&#39;s old age is a classic in my mind.<br/><br/>Find it, and I guarantee you will like it a lot. It takes a bit of getting used to when seeing Barry Newman in a role like this, because he definitely has an &#39;un-likely&#39; hero look about him. But the more you watch it, the more you will realise that he has the perfect face for the role.
Fear is the key' is the story of a deep-sea salvager who kidnaps an oil heiress in a scheme to trap killers seeking gems in the Gulf of Mexico. The movie goes in an interesting and twisted way. diamonds rings near me I loved it.
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