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RUNTIME
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At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
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The Key
2003 3h 0m EN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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The story of three generations told against the backdrop of the 20th century. The drama focuses on the life of Mary Corrigan, from her days as a rebellious mill worker in 1915 and her doomed love affair for a man who must fight for his country, through to her final days in the run up to the British General Election of 1997.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Dawn Steele
Mary
Ronni Ancona
Maggie
Frances Grey
Ken Stott
Kevin McKidd
June Watson
John Sessions
Annie Louise Ross
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- David Blair
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The take
David Blair directs. A long sit — settle in.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
- 2Released 23 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Dawn Steele and Ronni Ancona and Frances Grey carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0381311 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 180 min · 3h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- The Key (2003)
Also by
David Blair
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2003-09-16
