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Fear Is the Key (Arrow Video Limited Edition)

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Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall
Director: Michael Tuchner
Plot Sypnosis:

From bestselling author Alistair MacLean (The Guns of Navarone, Where Eagles Dare) comes a pulse pounding, rip-roaring rampage of revenge starring Barry Newman, the king of existential cool who had previously put the pedal to the metal in Vanishing Point.

Mysterious drifter John Talbot (Newman) arrives in a small Louisiana town, picks a fight with local police and gets arrested. In court it is revealed he's wanted for a number of violent crimes, but nothing is quite what it seems. Staging a daring escape, Talbot abducts seemingly random spectator Sarah Ruthven (Suzy Kendall) and hits the road at high speed for a journey filled with unexpected twists and turns: a crashed airplane, a sleazy private investigator, criminal enforcers, and an oil millionaire. It's a journey toward truth and vengeance and Talbot won't hit the brakes until he gets there.

Director Michael Tuchner (Villain) delivers a crackerjack crime-thriller packed with great performances (including Ben Kingsley in his first movie role), an unforgettable score by Roy Budd (Get Carter), and stunt sequences coordinated by the legendary Carey Loftin (Bullit, Vanishing Point, The French Connection). Fear Is the Key is a white-knuckle winner that demands to be seen!

Special Features and Technical Specs:

  • High Definition presentation
  • Original lossless mono audio
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • New audio commentary by filmmaker and critic Howard S. Berger
  • A Different Kind of Spy Game, a new visual essay by film critic and author Scout Tafoya
  • Fear in the Key of Budd, a new appreciation of composer Roy Budd and his score for Fear Is the Key by film and music historian Neil Brand
  • Bayou to Bray, an archive featurette in which crew members look back on the making of the film
  • Producing the Action, an archive interview with associate producer Gavrik Losey
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
  • Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nathanael Marsh
  • Illustrated collector's booklet with new writing by filmmaker and critic Sean Hogan
Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1972
Tech Specs & Release Details

Specs: Illustrated collector's booklet with new writing by filmmaker and critic Sean Hogan
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s): 2.35:1
Audio Formats: English lossless mono audio
Subtitles/Captions: English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing