Fear Is the Key (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Tuchner | 
| Screenplay by | Robert Carrington | 
| Based on | Fear Is the Key by Alistair MacLean  | 
| Produced by | Jay Kanter Alan Ladd, Jr. executive Elliot Kastner  | 
| Starring | Barry Newman Suzy Kendall  | 
| Cinematography | Alex Thomson | 
| Edited by | Ray Lovejoy | 
| Music by | Roy Budd | 
Production company  | Kastner-Ladd-Kanter  | 
| Distributed by | Anglo EMI Film Distributors Limited | 
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Running time  | 105 minutes | 
| Country | United Kingdom | 
| Language | English | 
| Budget | £541,536 | 
Fear Is the Key is a 1972 British action thriller film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Barry Newman and Suzy Kendall. It is based on the 1961 novel of the same title by Alistair MacLean. It was the feature film debut of Ben Kingsley. The soundtrack is by Roy Budd.