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When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
Directed by Etienne Périer
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In a vein similar to Bond movies, a British agent Philip Calvert is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland.
Rated PG | Length 94 minutes
Actors
Anthony Hopkins | Robert Morley | Nathalie Delon | Jack Hawkins | Corin Redgrave | Derek Bond | Ferdy Mayne | Maurice Roeves | Leon Collins | Wendy Allnutt | Peter Arne | Oliver MacGreevy | Jon Croft | Tom Chatto | Charlie Stewart | Edward Burnham | Del Henney | Bill Brandon | Harry Fielder | Martin Grace | Charles Gray | Prentis Hancock | Barrie Hesketh | Bill Hibbert | George Leech
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24/2012 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
A British spy thriller based on a novel by Alistair MacLean, starring a young, terribly miscast Anthony Hopkins and an out-of-place Robert Morley, When Eight Bells Toll desperately wants to be a James Bond movie. Let’s just say it fails in that regard, though not for lack of trying.
There are some fun action scenes, especially one of the final battles that reminded me of a similar scene in the campy The Phantom.
Overall though, not a terribly great film.
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