
1958
He had the life expectancy of a match.
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.

William Holden
Capt. David Ross

Sophia Loren
Stella

Trevor Howard
Capt. Chris Ford

Bernard Lee
Cmdr. Wadlow

Oskar Homolka
Van Dam

Kieron Moore
Kane

Noel Purcell
Hotel Clerk

Bryan Forbes
Weaver

Beatrix Lehmann
Housekeeper

Rupert Davies
Baker

Russell Waters
Sparks

Sidney Vivian
Grogan

Irene Handl
Clerk

John Crawford
American Captain

Jameson Clark
English Captain

Guy Standeven
Policeman (uncredited)

Keith Faulkner
Signalman (uncredited)

Michael Caine
Seaman (uncredited)

Bart Allison
Seaman on W88 (uncredited)

Belita
Canteen Hostess (uncredited)

Pauline Chamberlain
Woman Dancing at Forces Centre (uncredited)

Keith Faulkner
Seaman on W88 (uncredited)

Renée Houston
Canteen Worker (uncredited)

Richard Neller
Officer in Operations Room (uncredited)

Ernie Rice
Officer in Operations Room (uncredited)

Robert Rietti
Dubbing (voice) (uncredited)

John Tatham
Salvage Unit Captain (uncredited)

Reg Thomason
Soldier at Dance (uncredited)

Challenging Churchill

Déi zwéi vum Bierg

The Longest Day

Don't Cry, Nanking

Our Miss Fred

Silent Barricade

En enkel till Manila

Before the Fall

A Walk in the Clouds

Operation Petticoat

Kokoda

Franz + Polina

Back Home

The First of the Few

No Escape

The House in Karp Lane

Les Lycéens, le Traître et les Nazis

My Best Friend Anne Frank

How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms

Ice Cold in Alex