Fear Is the Key is a movie directed by Michael Tuchner in 1972 and based on the book of the same name by Alistair MacLean, first published in 1961. The movie features Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet, Ben Kingsley, Ray McAnally, and others.
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Storyline
John Talbot is talking on radio to a woman and a man who is flying a plane. He hears them being machine gunned to death by another plane. Some time later, Talbot appears in a small town in Louisiana, where he starts a fight with some local police. He is arrested and faces trial, where it is revealed he is wanted for killing a policeman and robbing a bank.
Movie vs Book
Year
1972
Minutes
103
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1961
Pages
372
Book Rate
7.86
S: Goodreads
Book
Fear is the Key
Author: Alistair MacLean
Country: UK
First published in: 1961
Length: 372 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“Movies are not the book. Movies are not even the screenplay. They are the movie.”
BRUCE JOEL RUBIN (Screenwriter)
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