The Key Man (2011 film)

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The Key Man
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Film poster
Directed by Peter Himmelstein
Produced by Keith Calder
Felipe Marino
Joe Neurauter
Written byPeter Himmelstein
Starring
Music by Terence Blanchard
CinematographyDarren Genet
Edited byGlenn Garland
Joe Landauer
Josh Noyes
Production
company
Occupant Films
Distributed by Screen Media Films
Release date
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Key Man is a 2011 American crime thriller film starring Jack Davenport, Hugo Weaving and Brian Cox. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

A previously successful, but currently down on his luck, thirty-something insurance salesman is targeted by an aging gangster and his sociopathic Shakespearean actor/business partner. The salesman is lured into an illegal insurance deal with the promise of cash that will enable him to buy a new house for his family. Of course the deal goes sideways and violence ensues.

Cast

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