In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend, Ross can use the key.
Jan de Hartog | Novel |
Carol Reed | Director |
Carl Foreman | Writer |
Aubrey Baring | Associate Producer |
Bert Bates | Editor |
Geoffrey Drake | Art Direction |
Carl Foreman | Producer |
Wilfred Shingleton | Production Design |
Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |